Authorities have identified the eight people who died in a tragic boating accident on Lake Tahoe on June 21. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office released their names on June 24 following extensive recovery efforts. The group had been riding in a 27-foot Chris-Craft boat when it capsized during a sudden storm. The incident occurred near D.L. Bliss State Park, catching the passengers off guard.
Among the victims was Joshua Antony Pickles, 37, a DoorDash executive from San Francisco. He perished alongside his parents, Paula Bozinovich, 71, and Terry Pickles, 73, both from Redwood City. The other lives lost included Peter Bayes, 72, of Lincoln; Timothy O’Leary, 71, of Auburn; and Theresa Giullari, 66, and James Guck, 69, of Honeoye, New York. Stephen Lindsay, 63, of Springwater, New York, was also among the deceased.
