Joshua Antony Pickles,Peter Bayes Obituary, Death; – The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed the identities of all eight individuals who tragically lost their lives in a boating accident on Lake Tahoe that occurred over the weekend.
The deceased have been named as Paula Bozinovich, 71, and Terry Pickles, 73, both residents of 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; and Stephen Lindsay, 63, from Springwater, New York.
The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office conveyed its “deepest heartfelt condolences to the families of those who were lost and all those who have been affected by this tragic event.”
Additionally, the sheriff’s office expressed appreciation to the various agencies that contributed to the rescue, search, and recovery operations. “Without their assistance, the success of the search and recovery operations would not have been nearly as efficient,” stated the office.
The Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe boat crew was the first to respond to reports of ten individuals in the water after their boat capsized around 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 21. The response involved the Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento C-27 Spartan aircrew, El Dorado County Sheriff’s and K-9 unit, as well as California State Parks rangers and seasonal lifeguards.
Authorities confirmed that initially six individuals perished, two were injured, and two were unaccounted for following the capsizing of the 27-foot gold Chris-craft vessel. The two injured persons were taken to a local hospital. The remaining two bodies were recovered from the icy waters of Lake Tahoe on Sunday night and Monday afternoon.
The Coast Guard indicated that the vessel capsized due to a significant swell, with winds in the Lake Tahoe Basin reaching nearly 35 mph at the time of the incident. Callers notified the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office that the group was visible in the water, with wave heights reaching up to eight feet.
The National Weather Service recorded gusts of up to 45 mph in the South Lake Tahoe area between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
