One dead, three missing after boat capsizes and catches fire near Alcatraz in US

A tragic incident unfolded in San Francisco Bay when a boat carrying 20 people capsized and caught fire near Alcatraz Island, resulting in one fatality and three people missing, authorities reported Tuesday. Rescue teams were alerted to a vessel engulfed in flames about 550 meters from the island around 3:35 p.m. local time.

Upon arrival, first responders discovered that the boat had overturned. Despite immediate resuscitation efforts by paramedics, one passenger could not be saved. Firefighters initially reported two missing individuals, but later revised the number to three based on witness accounts.

The remaining 16 individuals aboard the small motorboat were successfully rescued. Local media captured footage of the vessel sinking in the bay. Authorities have not yet specified the boat's intended destination or purpose of its journey, whether it was heading to Alcatraz, departing from the island, or simply cruising the bay. Alcatraz Island, famous for its former federal penitentiary, is a major tourist attraction on the West Coast of the United States.

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