{"id":399946,"date":"2026-07-15T23:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T23:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/399946\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T23:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T23:00:23","slug":"alcatraz-boat-crash-victim-idd-in-san-francisco-bay-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/399946\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcatraz boat crash victim ID\u2019d in San Francisco Bay incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

The person who died when a boat sunk in the frigid waters near Alcatraz<\/a> in the San Francisco Bay on Tuesday has been identified as devastating new details about the passengers aboard the cruise emerge.<\/p>\n

Clifford Joseph Boisa, 79, of Sutter County, died when the pleasure boat carrying 20 passengers capsized. Boisa worked as a reserve deputy for the Sutter County Sheriff\u2019s Office from 1987 to 2011.<\/p>\n

Clifford Joseph Boisa, 79 of Sutter County, died when the boat carrying 20 passengers capsized. Facebook\/Jackie Knedel Boisa<\/p>\n

Three people remain missing following the boat capsizing in San Francisco Bay. ABC<\/p>\n

It is unclear what caused the boat to sink in the frigid Bay Area waters. KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco<\/p>\n

The vessel was roughly 600 yards off Alcatraz\u00a0between the island and the Golden Gate Bridge when it started sinking. Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Sutter County Sheriff\u2019s Office is saddened to learn of the passing of Retired Reserve Deputy
Clifford Boisa,\u201d said spokesperson Sierra Pedley in a statement. <\/p>\n

\u201cSheriff Brandon Barnes and the members of the Sutter County Sheriff\u2019s Office extend their
heartfelt condolences to the Boisa family, as well as to the families and loved ones of all those
involved in this tragic incident. Our thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time,\u201d the statement continued. <\/p>\n

Boisa previously worked as a budget analyst for the Department of Fish and Wildlife, retiring in 2001, a spokesperson for the CalPERS retirement system confirmed.<\/p>\n

Three of the passengers still remain missing<\/a> while the rest were rescued. A dog was also found dead.<\/p>\n

The passengers were members of an extended family gathered for a memorial service that included spreading ashes for a loved one in the San Francisco Bay, the New York Times reported.<\/p>\n

The boat was owned and piloted by Boisa\u2019s brother, John Boisa, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.<\/p>\n

It remains unclear what caused the vessel to sink. Windy conditions on the Bay during the summer can create hazards for boating, authorities have said.<\/p>\n

The vessel was roughly 600 yards off Alcatraz<\/a>\u00a0between the island and the Golden Gate Bridge when it started sinking Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The US Coast Guard initially classified the emergency as a \u201cvessel fire\u201d and said 19 people were aboard when the sinking began. But the San Francisco Fire Department said during a 5 p.m. news conference that crews found no evidence a fire had occurred. <\/p>\n

Three of the passengers still remain missing while the rest were rescued. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Fire officials described the boat as a three-level cruiser vessel that was already mostly underwater when rescuers arrived, with only the top deck still visible above the surface. When crews arrived some people were in the water while some were on the boat.<\/p>\n

Officials said the boat launched somewhere near San Francisco\u2019s St. Francis Yacht Club.<\/p>\n

The group were sailing on this three-deck cruiser named Volare. Seen here on a prior trip. Vessel Finder<\/p>\n

Commercial fishermen Mike Montoya and Justin Marceline recalled victims banging on windows and trying to stay alive as they pulled them from the water.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was even people banging at the windows as they were like filing out, and as soon as people were hitting the water, we were just trying to pick them up as fast as we can,\u201d they told\u00a0NBC Bay Area<\/a>. \u201cSome people didn\u2019t even have life vests on and they were drowning.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Coast Guard and San Francisco Fire Department\u00a0were still searching for the three individuals Wednesday morning, using \u201cthermal imaging, tide prediction, and modeling to help direct search efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

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