Victim IDs Update Lake Tahoe boat capsizes, claims 8 lives

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Victim IDs Update: Lake Tahoe boat capsizes, claims 8 lives   Eight people, including a DoorDash executive from San Francisco, died when their boat capsized on Lake Tahoe during rough weather, the El Dorado County Coroner reported. The victims, part of a group celebrating a birthday, included family members from Redwood City, friends from Lincoln and Auburn, and three others from New York. The 37-year-old executive leaves behind a wife and 7-month-old daughter. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has not released survivor details or confirmed life jacket use.

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00:00Turning now to developing news. We're learning new details about a deadly boating accident on Lake Tahoe over the weekend.

00:07Ten people were thrown in the water when their boat capsized because of high winds and waves. Eight of them died.

00:13Today we learn more about them.

00:15The El Dorado County Coroner says the victims include members of a family from Redwood City,

00:20friends from Lincoln and Auburn, and three others from New York.

00:23Among them was also a 37-year-old DoorDash executive from San Francisco.

00:27You see him there on a screen. He leaves behind his wife and their seven-month-old daughter.

00:32A family spokesperson says the group was on the lake to celebrate a birthday.

00:36This was the first time they were taking it out this year, beginning of summer almost, when tragedy struck.

00:43The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office has not released the names or conditions of the survivors

00:47or said if anyone on board was wearing a life jacket.

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