One dead, three presumed dead from capsized boat in San Francisco Bay

The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday called off its search for people missing from a triple-deck pontoon boat that capsized in San Francisco Bay a day earlier, leaving the casualty toll at one confirmed death and three others lost at sea.



The pleasure vessel with about 20 people aboard rolled over and sank near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday after being struck by a large wave, according to Coast Guard and San Francisco Fire Department officials.



Good Samaritans in other vessels nearby, including a couple of fishermen, rushed to the scene and rescued many of the people who were clinging to the side of the sinking boat before emergency response teams arrived.



One victim was confirmed dead at the scene, while divers and other rescue personnel from the fire department and Coast Guard launched a search for three missing passengers, officials said.



The Coast Guard said it was calling off the search at around sunset on Wednesday, after hopes of finding survivors in the frigid waters vanished, leaving the three who were still missing presumed dead.