Four members of a family from Northern California celebrating a birthday were among eight people killed when a boat capsized in a fierce weekend storm on Lake Tahoe in California.

The body of the last person missing after a boat capsized in Lake Tahoe was recovered, raising the death toll to eight.

Eight people were killed and two survived after a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California over the weekend due to a large swell, authorities said. The vessel capsized near D.L. Bliss State Park Saturday afternoon,