Seventeen individuals were rescued Tuesday from a pontoon boat that caught fire near Alcatraz Island off the coast of San Francisco, while two people remained missing, authorities reported.
San Francisco Fire Lt. Mariano Elias stated that one of the rescued individuals required CPR. The vessel, described as a "pontoon pleasure boat," was approximately 600 yards from Alcatraz Island when the fire erupted.
Emergency crews responded to the incident, which triggered a search operation for the missing persons. Further details regarding the cause of the fire or the identities of those involved were not immediately available.