33 bodies from California boat fire recovered, 1 missing
By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press
Published: September 4, 2019, 9:11am
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FBI investigators climb aboard the "Vision" a sister vessel to the scuba boat Conception to document its layout and learn more about the deadly pre-dawn fire that destroyed the boat in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. A fire raged through the boat carrying recreational scuba divers anchored near an island off the Southern California Coast Monday, leaving multiple people dead. Authorities ended the search for survivors Tuesday. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)Photo Gallery
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — High school students, a science teacher and his daughter, an adventurous marine biologist and a family of five celebrating a birthday are among the victims of a fire that tore through a scuba diving boat off Southern California’s coast, trapping dozens of sleeping people below deck.
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