A recent Lake Tahoe boating accident resulted in the tragic death of eight individuals.
One of the victims was 37-year-old Josh Pickles, a DoorDash executive from San Francisco—as well as his parents Terry Pickles, 73, and Paula Bozinovic, 71, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Division confirmed to ABC 7 San Francisco. Josh’s uncle Peter Bayes, 72, also died in the accident, a spokesperson for the family told the outlet.
The other four victims were identified as Timothy O’Leary, 71, James Guck, 69, Theresa Giullari, 66, and Stephen Lindsay, 63, making it the deadliest boating incident in California since 2019, per the outlet. Just two people survived, although their condition is unknown.
On June 21, Josh and his family went out on the California lake in his 27-foot “Chris-Craft” luxury powerboat in celebration of his mom Paula’s 71st birthday, their rep told the outlet. Officials received 911 calls reporting their boat capsizing during a storm around 5 p.m., per ABC 7.
