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2nd boat capsizes off Sonoma County coast near Bodega Bay; 1 dead, 1 missing

A boater was found dead and a second was missing off the Sonoma County coast Monday after the second fatal boating accident in the area in less than 48 hours, authorities said.
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said a boat capsized at about 7:10 a.m. Monday off of Bodega Head. Crews recovered one boater and provided life-saving efforts, but the victim did not survive, sheriff’s spokesperson Misti Wood said.
A search for a second boater was still underway as of 10 a.m. Monday.
On Saturday, a crabbing boat capsized in Bodega Bay three adults and three teenagers aboard. One person was found dead and another person was rescued Sunday morning the Sheriff’s Office said. A search for the remaining four boaters was suspended at 6:30 p.m. pending any development of new information.
Saturday’s capsizing coincided with the beginning of recreational Dungeness crab season on the Sonoma County coast. 
On Monday, a Small Craft Advisory was in effect for the Bay Area Coast and Central Coast between Point Arena in Mendocino County to Point Piedras Blancas in San Luis Obispo County.
The Coast Guard urged all boaters to always check the weather conditions before heading out on the water, file a float plan and carry a working VHF radio to call for assistance.  
Anyone with information about the missing boaters was asked to call the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office at 707-565-2121.

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