Boat capsizes in Lake Tahoe, killing eight people

A spokesperson for the family says the severe weather from over the weekend caused the boat to capsize. "The boat took water on, stalled the engine," said Sam Singer, the family spokesperson. "The water that was being taken on caused the boat to capsize and the occupants were thrown into Lake Tahoe."

The victims include Paula Bozinovich, 71, and Terry Pickles, 73, both from Redwood City, California; Joshua Antony Pickles, 37, from San Francisco, California; Peter Bayes, 72, from Lincoln, California; Timothy O'Leary, 71, from Auburn, California; Theresa Giullari, 66, and James Guck, 69, both from Honeoye, New York; ...

Four members of a family from Northern California who were celebrating a birthday were among eight people killed when a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California over the weekend during a sudden and fierce thunderstorm.