Authorities have identified a Sacramento County woman as the third confirmed death from the July 14 capsizing of the Volare cabin cruiser near Alcatraz Island. One passenger from the family outing remains missing more than two weeks after the boat rolled over in San Francisco Bay.
Here are key takeaways and updates in the deadly San Francisco Bay boating tragedy:
• Carol Boisa, 74, of Sacramento County was identified Monday as the third confirmed death after her body was found Saturday in the water near Point Diablo, west of the Golden Gate Bridge.
• San Francisco police marine crews recovered Carol Boisa’s body. Her recovery brought the toll from the capsizing to three people dead, 16 rescued and one person still missing. A dog aboard the vessel also died.
• Jackie Boisa, the wife of victim Clifford Boisa and sister-in-law of boat owner John Boisa, remains the only person still missing from the 20 people who were aboard the Volare when it capsized on July 14.
• The Volare sank rapidly July 14 after capsizing. A commercial fisherman who reached the scene told The New York Times that within five or six minutes, only the red top of the three-level vessel remained above water. The boat eventually sank more than 120 feet to the bottom of the bay.
• Sixteen people were rescued as first responders and nearby boaters converged on the sinking vessel. Witnesses described passengers clinging to the hull, floating in the water and holding onto a windsurfer’s board as fishing boats and rescue crews pulled people from the bay.
A U.S. Coast Guard vessel enters Gashouse Cove in San Francisco on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, as crews search for passengers after the vessel Volare sank west of Alcatraz. Authorities have recovered the bodies of Clifford Boisa, of Sutter County, and Tondra Madruga, of Folsom, after 16 other passengers were rescued. Heather Diehl Getty Images
• Carol Boisa’s daughter, Stefanie Gollmer, survived the capsizing after escaping through a submerged window and reaching the surface, according to a GoFundMe organized on Gollmer’s behalf.
• Clifford Boisa, 79, a retired Sutter County reserve deputy, was the first confirmed death. He was pulled from the water but died later from his injuries. Boisa served with the Sheriff’s Office from 1987 to 2001.
• Tondra Lynn Madruga, 58, of Folsom was identified as the second person killed. Marine officers found her body using sonar west of Treasure Island two days after the capsizing.
• The 49-foot, Stockton-registered Volare rolled over after it “took a wave” about 3:37 p.m. July 14 near Alcatraz Island, sending all 20 people aboard into San Francisco Bay, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The passengers were close family members and friends from the Sacramento and Stockton areas who had gathered for a family memorial.
A San Francisco Fire Department boat searches near Alcatraz for two missing individuals after a boat capsized Tuesday, July 14, 2026 in San Francisco. Heather Diehl Getty Images
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This story was originally published July 28, 2026 at 9:06 AM.
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