SAN FRANCISCO — One person has been killed and three others are missing after a pleasure boat carrying 20 people capsized near Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay Tuesday afternoon, officials said.Sixteen people were rescued, three of whom had injuries severe enough to require treatment at a hospital, said Lt. Mariano Elias of the San Francisco Fire Department. A dog that had also been aboard the boat died, he said.In total, there had been 20 people on board the three-story boat, and three of them remained unaccounted for on Tuesday night, according to Lt. Elias.Earlier in the day, the San Francisco fire chief, Dean Crispen, told reporters there were 19 people on board, with two missing. But that count left out the captain of the boat.Helicopters, planes and rescue boats operated by local fire and police teams were working alongside US Coast Guard to find those who are missing.Crispen said rescuers first responded to a report of “a boat on fire, 600 yards (548 metres) off Alcatraz” Island around 3:35 pm, according to a short Instagram video posted by San Francisco’s mayor.When rescuers approached, the boat had capsized and efforts were made to resuscitate the person who died.”They immediately initiated CPR, transported that patient to the shore. They were declared deceased,” Crispen said.San Francisco Fire Department Lieutenant Elias Mariano told the AFP news agency the search for those still missing will continue “through the night.”Rescue teams were using “thermal imaging, tide prediction and modelling to help direct search efforts,” the department said.The boat was a privately owned cabin cruiser motorboat from Stockton in California, Mariano said.Authorities did not know if the boat was headed to Alcatraz, a major tourist attraction, where shuttered buildings of the famous former prison still stand.At least one person was severely injured in the water when rescuers arrived, the Los Angeles Times reported.Authorities confirmed the remaining 16 passengers were rescued.
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