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Police Recover Body After Alcatraz-Area Boat Capsizing

7/18/2026

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Police Recover Body

Police recovered the body of 58-year-old Tondra Madruga near Treasure Island after a boater reported the find Thursday.
The 49-foot Volare capsized in San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz on Tuesday, killing one, rescuing 16, and leaving three passengers missing.
San Francisco Police Department leads the search with divers, sonar boats and U.S. Coast Guard support.
Clifford Joseph Boisa, 79, was pronounced dead and his dog also perished in the capsizing.

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Rescuers Pull Survivors

The outing was a memorial service to scatter the ashes of a nurse who died by suicide in 2015.
A 49-foot pleasure boat named Volare capsized near Alcatraz Island, killing one, injuring three, and leaving three passengers missing.
Two fishermen and a kiteboarder pulled survivors from the water before first responders arrived.
The 130-foot-deep channel trapped wreck, prompting experts to examine boat’s condition, load and weather.

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Historical Context

The 1975 loss of the 29-man freighter Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior sparked U.S. Coast Guard and NTSB reforms—depth finders for vessels over 1,600 GRT in 1977 and mandatory survival suits in 1980. Today, the 49-foot Volare capsized near Alcatraz, prompting the San Francisco Police, Coast Guard and volunteers to search, echoing those long-standing safety mandates.

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Police Recover Body

Police recovered the body of 58-year-old Tondra Madruga near Treasure Island after a boater reported the find Thursday.
The 49-foot Volare capsized in San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz on Tuesday, killing one, rescuing 16, and leaving three passengers missing.
San Francisco Police Department leads the search with divers, sonar boats and U.S. Coast Guard support.
Clifford Joseph Boisa, 79, was pronounced dead and his dog also perished in the capsizing.

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