Pontoon boat capsizes near Alcatraz; 1 dead, 3 missing in San Francisco Bay

On a Wednesday morning in San Francisco Bay, a pontoon boat carrying mostly family members capsized near Alcatraz Island, transforming what was likely a routine outing into a scene of loss and urgent search. One person was confirmed dead, three remained missing, and sixteen were pulled from the cold bay waters by the San Francisco Fire Department. The incident stands as a quiet reminder that the water does not distinguish between the ordinary and the catastrophic — and that the margin between a day remembered fondly and one remembered in grief can be measured in seconds.