Overview
- A 25-foot fishing boat struck rocks near Lime Point by the bridge’s north tower and capsized, sending three people into the San Francisco Bay Thursday morning around 6:10 a.m.
- Marine and land units from the San Francisco Police Department, Marin County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Coast Guard and local fire departments located the three people and transported them to shore for medical care.
- One person later died at a hospital and the two other passengers were reported in critical condition after initial life-threatening injuries.
- The SFPD major accident investigation team is leading the inquiry and a forensic postmortem with routine toxicology testing is scheduled for next week; one outlet published an unconfirmed name for the deceased that officials have not universally verified.
- Officials noted low clouds, drizzle and a deep marine layer at the time of the crash and said jurisdictional coordination around the Golden Gate Bridge is routine for water rescues following a recent separate fatal capsizing near Alcatraz in July.