What began as a family outing on San Francisco Bay has become a tragedy that has stretched across the Sacramento region.
A Stockton-registered pleasure boat carrying 20 close family members and friends from the Sacramento and Stockton areas capsized near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday, killing a retired Sutter County reserve deputy and a Folsom woman while leaving two others missing as of Thursday evening.
Authorities said 16 people were rescued from the frigid bay by first responders and nearby civilian boaters after the 49-foot Volare rolled over when it “took a wave.” The family had gathered for a day on the water that included spreading the ashes of a relative, according to the boat’s owner and operator, John Boisa. Search-and-recovery efforts continued Thursday after the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for survivors Wednesday evening…