Man, 79, dies after falling overboard in choppy water at Marla Bay in Lake Tahoe
DOUGLAS COUNTY (CBS13) – A man has died after he fell overboard while trying to tie his boat to a mooring ball at Lake Tahoe on Monday.
The Tahoe Douglas Fire Department says, just before 4 p.m., they got a 911 call about a 69-year-old man who had fallen off his boat at Marla Bay. Notably, conditions were complicated by sustained winds of 10-15 mph causing waves in the water.
Officials say the man wasn't wearing a life jacket and he sank below the surface after falling overboard.
Search crews from Douglas County, Tahoe Douglas Fire, South Lake Tahoe Fire and the South Lake Tahoe Police Department went out to try and help find the man.
The man was later found in about 15-20 feet of water and was pulled out, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities have identified the man as 79-year-old Genoa resident William Dunham.