Authorities Name All 34 Dead in California Boat Fire, Youngest Was 16

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9/13/2019|Updated: 9/13/2019

Authorities have released the identities of all 34 people who died in the dive boat fire off the coast of Southern California.

The scuba diving boat Conception burned and sank off Santa Cruz Island before dawn on Sept. 2. The passengers and one crew member were trapped below in the bunkroom after a fire broke out in the middle of the night. Five crew members survived.

The deceased were identified as 21 women and 13 men ranging in ages between 16 to 62 years old.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown announced their names on Friday, Sept. 13. “It is with a heavy heart that I share the names of those lost with you,” he said in a press release.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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