Boston Man Dies After Trying To Rescue 2 People In Lake Tahoe

DOLLAR POINT, Calif. (CBS) – A Boston man has been found dead after trying to rescue two people in Lake Tahoe this weekend. California authorities said Sayen Sengupta drowned after he dove into the water Saturday evening.

The 27-year-old was operating a boat towing three people on an inner-tube when two riders "fell into the water and became distressed," the Placer County Sheriff's Office said. Sengupta was last seen swimming toward the two people in the lake when he slipped under the water and did not resurface.

Emergency crews searched the area with sonar and an underwater remotely operated vehicle, and Sengupta's body was found in the lake Sunday afternoon. The water in that area of the lake is up to 800 feet deep.

The two people he was trying to rescue reportedly made it to safety.