Authorities in Sonoma County have identified the person who was killed at the time A boat capsized near Bodega Bay on Mondayone of a series of recent fatal incidents in the area this month.
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said it received a call Monday around 1:45 p.m. about boaters in distress near Salmon Creek. The Achelous capsized with five people on board and ran aground at North Salmon Creek Beach. Four of the skippers survived and were taken to a hospital.
The person who died was identified as 69-year-old Alonzo Ocaranza of Turlock, the Sheriff Office said Thursday. No further information about the incident was released.
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Two other boats have capsized in the area in recent weeks. On November 2 a crab boat capsized with three adults and three teenagers on board in Bodega Bay. At the time, one person was found dead, another person was rescued and four people were reported missing.
Two days later, a second boat capsized off Bodega Head. In that incident, crews recovered one victim and made life-saving efforts, but he did not survive.
