Fishing boat hits rocks near Golden Gate Bridge; 1 dead, 2 injured
Man dies, two hurt when fishing boat crashes into rocks near Golden Gate Bridge
Daniel Zhengyu Qin, 35, of San Jose, died and two men were hurt when their fishing boat ran aground near the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County and began taking on water. The three were on a salmon fishing trip.
SAN FRANCISCO - One person died, and two others were injured after a fishing boat crashed into rocks on Thursday morning near the Golden Gate Bridge, authorities said.
Fishing boat hits rocks near Golden Gate Bridge
What we know:
A multitude of emergency crews from San Francisco and Marin County responded about 6:10 a.m. to reports of a 25-foot boat that hit rocks on the north side of the bridge in Marin County.
The boat then began to capsize.
The San Francisco Police Department's marine unit took the three people onboard to the Marin County shoreline for treatment, fire officials said.
The U.S. Coast Guard later said that one of the three had died at the hospital.
The victim was identified Thursday afternoon as Daniel Zhengyu Qin, 35, of San Jose.
Unclear what happened
What we don't know:
It's unclear why the boat hit the rocks. San Francisco police are investigating what led up to the collision.
"This is just one of those unfortunate outcomes where we did the absolute best we could given the circumstances, and unfortunately one member did succumb to their injuries," said Richard Smith, commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Golden Gate.
Smith said it was dark out when the fishing boat was on the water.
"Our crew members had a difficult time actually identifying them while they were in the water," he said. "We actually had to use our spotlight to identify them."
The tragedy is a sobering reminder of the potential risks of going out to sea.
"Traffic on the water this morning was very heavy with a lot of boats going out to fish," said Jason Golden, battalion chief for the Southern Marin Fire District. "Always important to know your surroundings, kind of set your course before you go out."
This is the second deadly boating accident in the San Francisco Bay; though the cases aren't similar or related.
In July, a 49-foot boat was struck by a wave, lost stability and capsized near Alcatraz Island. Of the 20 people on board, three people died and a fourth is presumed dead.
The Source: The information from this story comes from the San Francisco Fire Department and the US Coast Guard.