San Francisco’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified a third body in connection with the Stockton Volare vessel that capsized on July 14 in the San Francisco Bay.
Carol Boisa, 74 of Sacramento County, was found at 10 a.m. on July 25 in the San Francisco Bay near the area of Point Diablo, west of the Golden Gate Bridge by San Francisco Police officers assigned to the San Francisco Marine Unit 10.
News outlets have reported that most Volare passengers were Boisa family members and friends who had gathered for a memorial service. Ralph Boisa said the group had come together to scatter the ashes of his adopted daughter Maria Boisa. The Fremont nurse died in 2015 at the age of 32 by suicide.
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The boat had left St. Francis Yacht Club to Angel Island before the emergency happened, authorities said. The 50-foot cabin cruiser, which had three different levels, was carrying 20 passengers on board the day it capsized.
Seventeen people were rescued from the water.
Who are the victims?
The first reported fatality was Clifford Joseph Boisa, 79, of Sutter County. He was rescued from the water on July 14 and transported to Gashouse Cove, where he was pronounced dead.
Clifford Boisa, Ralph Boisa and Carol Boisa are siblings.
A friend of Maria Boisa, 58-year-old Tondra Madruga of Sacramento County, also known as "Tondra Miller," was on the boat and reported missing. Her body was found on July 17, when a passing vessel alerted The San Francisco Police Department Marine Unit 3 of a body in the water, while conducting sonar scanning west of Treasure Island.
As of July 28, the remains of Clifford Boisa’s wife, Jackie Boisa, have not been found.
Record reporter Victoria Franco covers public safety in Stockton and San Joaquin County. She can be reached at vfranco@gannett.com. Support local news, subscribe to The Stockton Record at https://www.recordnet.com/subscribenow.
This article originally appeared on The Record: Third victim of fatal Stockton-based Volare boating disaster identified
