According to the Coast Guard, Łódź, on board of which there were ten people, She sank on Saturday Near the shore of the State Park DL Bliss during an unexpected storm that passed over this deep lake.
Before the arrival of the squall, the weather conditions were relatively good. Suddenly A strong wind broke up, waves reaching 2.5 metersaand the air temperature dropped within a few minutes to minus one degree of Celsius – quotes the spokeswoman for the coast guard Reuters.
“I've never seen anything like that,” said Coop Cooper, Marina's manager, quoted by CBS News.
Storm on Lake Tahoe. Eight people are dead
Emergency services that appeared at the scene of the accident initially informed about six fatalities. Two people were sought aftera Two were saved and were taken to hospital.
Ultimately, however, the balance of victims It increased to eight. The body of one of the people sought was found by a coastal guard on Sunday evening. On Monday, the services confirmed that they also found the body of a second sought after person.
After over twelve hours The search campaign has been completed In the waters of the Tahoe Lake. This is one of the deepest lakes in the United States. At the deepest point it reaches 501 meters.