Boston man dies after diving into Lake Tahoe to assist distressed innertubers

NORTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Multiple agencies searched Lake Tahoe Saturday night into Sunday, looking for a man who dove into Lake Tahoe to assist two people who had fallen off an innertube.

27-year-old Sayen Sengupta from Boston, Massachusetts had been operating a rental boat with 13 passengers. The passengers told law enforcement the boat had been towing two people in an innertube when the two riders fell into the water and became distressed.

Sengupta dove into the water to assist the riders and he was last seen going towards them when he slipped underwater.

At 5:10 p.m., the group called 911 and Placer County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) and the U.S. Coast Guard responded to the area of Dollar Point Pier. The missing Boston man could not be found Saturday night and the search continued Sunday.

PCSO’s Marine 6 and Marine 6 Alpha were joined on the water by the Washoe County Sheriff's Office and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. They searched in 600'-800' of water near Dollar Point in North Lake Tahoe with underwater SONAR and an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV).

At 3:45 p.m. Sunday, Sayen was found deceased underwater by the ROV.