A boat burns in Lake Tahoe. (June 9, 2024)
Six people and a dog were rescued from a burning boat in Lake Tahoe Sunday afternoon, officials said.
The boat caught fire near Cedar Flat in North Lake Tahoe, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said.
A good Samaritan boater rescued the dog and four of the people while a U.S. Coast Guard crew scooped up the other two people, the Coast Guard said.
The sheriff's office said the six people did not suffer any major injuries.
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Crews extinguished the fire, but the boat eventually sank, the sheriff's office said.
