Body Pulled From SF Bay ID'd As 1 Of 3 Missing From Boat Tragedy

The woman's body was pulled west of Terminal Island as officers continued their search for the sunken boat.

By Fernando Haro, Patch Staff

Jul 17, 2026 9:08 am PDT | Updated Jul 17, 2026 9:10 am PDT

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A body pulled from the San Francisco Bay Thursday afternoon has been identified as one of three people who remained unaccounted for following a deadly boat accident earlier this week.

The San Francisco Medical Examiner's Office identified the woman as Tondra Miller, also known as Tondra Madruga, 58, of Sacramento County.

This is the second confirmed death stemming from the boat accident on Tuesday afternoon. Officials previously said Clifford Boisa, 79, of Sutter County, died after being rescued from the water. A dog also died in the incident, according to the United States Coast Guard.

Boisa and Miller were aboard the 49-foot cabin cruiser, along with 18 others, when authorities suspect a wave struck it, causing it to tilt and sink.

The impact sent people overboard, while authorities believe others remained stuck in the cabin.

Following the initial rescue, three, including Miller, remained missing, authorities said.

Authorities combed through the bay for a combined 54 hours before calling an end to the search late Wednesday afternoon.

Officers with the San Francisco Marine Unit 3 were conducting sonar scanning to find the boat when another boat told them there was a body in the water west of Treasure Island, the San Francisco Police Department said. That turned out to be Miller.

Authorities have said their attention is now turned towards trying to recover the boat from the ocean floor, a difficult task given the location where it sank, which is more than 100 feet in depth.

Brien Hoo, commander of the special operations bureau in San Francisco, said during a press conference Wednesday afternoon, that an incident like this hadn't happened for "as long as I can remember."

Hoo said authorities are trying to determine the feasibility of raising the boat without endangering divers. He said the San Francisco Police Department may have to hire an outside agency that specializes in this type of work to get the boat, which is at about 120 feet of depth in the bay, out.