8 killed in Lake Tahoe boat wreck including DoorDash executive

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…in 6’-8’ swells! With all the seniors on that boat, I would’ve thought one of them to be wise enough to order the captain to get them the heck off the water, long before it got that bad. A Chris Craft is a mediocre, fresh water boat, at best.

 

Is Lake Tahoe a freshwater lake?

 

Yes but enough fetch to allow strong winds to work things up. 8 foot swells
"Water temperatures on Lake Tahoe hovered just above 58 degrees at the time of the incident — cold enough to induce fatal hypothermia in minutes."
The mother and daughter who survived wore pfd's. 7 persons aged 63-71 and the 37 year old owner drowned.

 

The two survivors were the only ones wearing life jackets.

 

Just goes to show your life and circumstances can change in a second.. Life jackets are like tire chains when in a pinch...I know because I fish quite at bit deep sea... And when the water gets choppy.. things tend to happen..

 

My point in saying “fresh water boat” is because they’re built for very mild conditions; not 6’-8’ swells, heavy winds, or heavy rain. A saltwater or offshore boat is going to have a heavily flared hull, very high bow rise, sealed bilge, foamed core, self-bailing deck, multiple bilge pumps, etc. A Chris Craft has none of those. Further, I wouldn’t have 10 people on a 27’ boat, as that just buries the boat even further down into the water, as it gets closer to it’s buoyancy limits, making it even more susceptible to capsizing. This event was a lot of things stacked up, creating a dire situation, and all totally avoidable, if they would’ve just pulled the plug earlier.