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Press Release | June 22, 2025

Coast Guard, partner agencies search for two missing people at Lake Tahoe

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Southwest Public Affairs: (206) 815-6689

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard and local partner agencies responded to a capsized vessel in the vicinity of D.L. Bliss State Park at Lake Tahoe Saturday afternoon.

Six people are reported deceased, two people were brought to a local hospital, and the search for two missing people is still ongoing.

At approximately 3 p.m., a response crew from Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe diverted to assist California State Parks and the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office after receiving a report of 10 people in the water. The individuals were aboard a 27-foot gold Chris-Craft vessel that reportedly capsized due to a large swell.

Weather was reported to be 30 knot winds and 6-8 foot swell.

For further updates, follow the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Southwest on X at USCGNorCal.

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