Divers recover final victim from Lake Tahoe boat accident
Overturned Chris-Craft boat that had 10 on board at the time of the storm. Photo from USCG.” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/www.carsonnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/uscg1-1.jpg.webp?fit=276%2C300&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/www.carsonnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/uscg1-1.jpg.webp?fit=476%2C518&ssl=1″ />
UPDATE: Search teams have found the remaining victim in Saturday’s tragic boating accident on Lake Tahoe, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office.
The death toll is now eight, with the other two passengers being located safely on Saturday and taken to an area hospital. Divers from EDSO, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, and the San Joaquin Sheriff’s Office were in the water at 8 a.m. on Monday to try and find the final victim. They were found at 2:40 p.m. and all search efforts have concluded.
Their names will be released once proper notifications have been made.
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The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office (EDSO) is reporting a seventh boater has been recovered from Lake Tahoe after Saturday’s tragedy.
On Sunday evening, June 22, 2025, search and rescue efforts located and recovered one of the boaters who was still missing. Unfortunately, the boater was deceased.
On Saturday, a quick-moving storm produced northerly winds and waves of up to 8 to 10 feet, which caused the vessel and many others on the lake to capsize. Six boaters from a 27-foot Chris-Craft were located immediately and were deceased. Two of the passengers from the same boat were taken to the hospital. Two had been missing. On Sunday night divers found one of the two deceased. The search continues for the last victim.
EDSO is continuing search and rescue operations today and using dive team members from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and the San Joaquin Sheriff’s Office.
At this time, there are two survivors, seven deceased, and still one missing.
“The identifications of the deceased from this terrible incident will not be released until proper notifications have been made,” said EDSO in a statement.
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