The Lake Tahoe boating accident resulted in eight fatalities, all of whom were not wearing life jackets. The tragedy occurred when a 28-foot boat capsized amid extreme weather conditions including 8-foot waves and cold water temperatures. Of ten passengers, six were found dead while two survivors had life jackets; one donned a life jacket and distributed others to passengers as the storm approached. The survivors related that snow began falling after the boat capsized, underscoring the urgency of life jacket use in such emergencies.
None of the eight people killed in the horrific boating accident in Lake Tahoe in June were wearing life jackets, according to a preliminary report from the NTSB.
The decision on whether to don a life jacket when a pleasant day devolved into a freak storm made a critical difference in the passengers' fate.
One of the survivors put on a life jacket and began distributing them to other passengers after the stormy weather sent a large wave over the boat.
The survivors were Amy Friduss, who wore a life jacket, and her mother, Julie Lindsay, who was clinging to one. The other victims included a DoorDash executive and his family.
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