One of the survivors of Tuesday’s deadly boat capsizing near Alcatraz Island is speaking publicly for the first time, describing the frantic moments she escaped the sinking vessel and the heartbreak of watching her mother disappear beneath the water.
Stephanie Gollmer, a Palo Alto nurse, survived after the 49-foot cabin cruiser Volare capsized in San Francisco Bay. But her mother, 74-year-old Carol Boisa, and her aunt, Jackie Boisa, remain missing.
The tragedy unfolded during what was meant to be a memorial boat trip for a deceased family member. Twenty people were aboard the Stockton-based vessel when it overturned about 600 yards west of Alcatraz Island. Sixteen people were rescued. One passenger, 78-year-old Clifford Boisa, died at the scene, and authorities later recovered the body of 58-year-old Tondra Miller, also known as Tondra Madruga, on Thursday…