4 family members celebrating a birthday are among the 8 dead from a boat capsize on Lake Tahoe

SAN FRANCISCO AP Four members of a family from Northern California who were celebrating a birthday were among eight people killed when a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California over the weekend during a sudden and fierce thunderstorm in one of the deadliest accidents on the lake in up-to-date years Josh Pickles of San Francisco his parents -year-old Terry Pickles and -year-old Paula Bozinovich of Redwood City and his uncle -year-old Peter Bayes of Lincoln died Saturday according to a family announcement No words can express the pain and anguish we feel knowing their lives were lost during what was meant to be a joyful time on the lake Josh Pickles wife Jordan Sugar-Carlsgaard mentioned in the message Tuesday Our hearts go out to those who tragically lost their lives and the two survivors of this unexpected and deadly storm on Lake Tahoe Two people were rescued without delay after the boat flipped over Their identities and conditions were not known Tuesday The group was celebrating Paula Bozinovich s birthday on her son s boat which he bought about a year ago disclosed Sam Singer a family spokesperson Josh Pickles wife had stayed at home taking care of their -month-old daughter Singer commented The couple who married in both worked at tech companies in San Francisco Josh worked at DoorDash and Jordan at AirBNB Singer announced They split their time between homes in the Bay Area and Lake Tahoe where they had used their boat only twice before Ravi Inukonda Chief Financial Officer at DoorDash revealed the death of Josh who had worked at the company for nearly seven years left them heartbroken Josh loved his company and was an inspiration to everyone who had the privilege of knowing him Inukonda stated in a announcement Our thoughts and love are with his wife his daughter his family and all who were close to him Ten people were on board the -foot -meter gold Chris-Craft vessel when it capsized Saturday afternoon near D L Bliss State Park on the lake s southwest edge as the storm whipped up high waves U S Coast Guard executives commented The waves were so big that the water came onboard and started to fill the boat up and stalled the engine Singer disclosed Also killed were Timothy O Leary of Auburn California Theresa Giullari and James Guck of Honeyoye New York and Stephen Lindsay of Springwater New York the coroner s office stated Tuesday The intensity of the thunderstorm surprised even forecasters who had predicted rain but nothing like the squall that lashed the southern part of the lake around p m reported meteorologist Matthew Chyba with the National Weather Facility office in Reno Nevada Winds topped mph kph and waves swelled up more than feet meters We weren t expecting it to be so strong Chyba reported Monday He stated temperatures in the area were far below normal for this time of year which could have contributed to the unstable air mass Drowning and other accidental deaths occur each year on the lake but boating accidents with numerous fatalities are rare commented South Lake Tahoe Police Lt Scott Crivelli There are an average of six deaths on the lake each summer though there were a record fatalities in he declared I can t remember the last time there were eight dead at once and I have been here years Crivelli declared