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Survivor of deadly boat capsizing near Alcatraz recounts terrifying moments as mother, aunt remain missing
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- Stephanie Gollmer, a nurse from Palo Alto, survived a deadly boat capsizing near Alcatraz Island, but her mother Carol Boisa, 74, and aunt Jackie Boisa remain missing after the 49-foot cabin cruiser Volare overturned in San Francisco Bay.
- The boat was carrying 20 people on a memorial trip when it capsized about 600 yards west of Alcatraz; 16 were rescued, one passenger died at the scene, and another body was recovered days later.
- Gollmer described the sudden tilt and sinking of the boat, her escape by diving through a cabin window, and the heartbreak of losing sight of her mother in the water.
- She credited strangers, including a kite surfer and a man who took her aboard his boat, with helping survivors stay afloat and survive until rescue.
- Gollmer is seeking a loving home for Miss Tina, an elderly cat her mother had adopted, as a final tribute to Carol Boisa’s life devoted to caring for others.
