{"id":402924,"date":"2026-07-18T00:50:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/402924\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T00:50:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:50:56","slug":"wreckage-of-sunken-boat-found-in-san-francisco-bay-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/402924\/","title":{"rendered":"Wreckage of sunken boat found in San Francisco Bay, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

\" \" 2nd body recovered after boat sinks in SF Bay; 2 still missing<\/a> <\/p>\n

The death toll has risen to two following a tragic family outing on the San Francisco Bay earlier this week, and authorities say two people still remain missing.
\nOn Thursday afternoon, search crews recovered the body of 58-year-old Tondra Madruga of Sacramento. Madruga was one of 20 people onboard a cabin cruiser that sank during a memorial service on Tuesday afternoon. <\/p>\n

SAN FRANCISCO – Authorities on Friday found the wreckage of the 49-foot boat that capsized and sank in the San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

San Francisco police made the announcement Friday afternoon as authorities continue to search for two boat passengers that remain missing.<\/a><\/p>\n

Officials said 20 people were aboard the vessel, Volare, for a memorial service when it began sinking around 3:37 p.m. on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Boat sinking in San Francisco Bay <\/p>\n

The backstory:<\/p>\n

A total of 16 people were rescued from the boat, one person was declared deceased and three were declared missing.<\/a><\/p>\n

The body of one of the missing individuals was found Thursday.<\/p>\n

Investigators believe the vessel was struck by a wave, took on water, and rolled over, throwing many passengers into the bay.<\/p>\n

\"Bay \"Bay Victims identified <\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

San Francisco police found a body near Treasure Island<\/a> on Thursday afternoon. That person identified by the San Francisco Medical Examiner’s Office was identified as Tondra Millier, also known as Tondra Madruga, 58, of Sacramento County.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She is the second person identified in connection to the sinking vessel, Volare,\u00a0<\/p>\n

The first victim who died was identified as 79-year-old Clifford Boisa. He was declared dead after receiving CPR from first responders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Family members told KTVU that Clifford Boisa’s wife, Jackie, is among those who have not been located. Clifford Boisa’s sister, Carol, is also missing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The family stated they believe the missing individuals went down with the boat.<\/p>\n

The San Francisco Police Department is leading the search and recovery operation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

SFPD marine divers and a team from Alameda County used boat-mounted sonar to conduct a grid search for the boat’s wreckage and unaccounted for passengers.<\/p>\n

The Source: San Francisco Police Department and previous KTVU reporting.<\/p>\n

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