UPDATE: Authorities release name of woman who drowned in Lake Tahoe Friday
Andrew Mendez
The El Dorado County Sherriff's Office has released the identity of the woman who drowned in Lake Take on Friday night.
Daisy Rogers, 30, of El Paso, Texas, was on her way back to South Lake Tahoe after a trip to Emerald Bay.
"During the trip, Daisy went to the back of the boat and accidentally fell off," a press release from the El Dorado Sherriff's Office read. "Another adult on the boat attempted to save her from the water but he was unable to."
Rogers fell off a boat carrying her, six children and the man, according to a social media post from the Tahoe Douglas Fire Prevention District. She fell into the water near Zephyr Cove, which sits close to the California-Nevada border.
An investigation has been opened by the El Dorado County Coroner’s office, but foul play is not suspected.
The Reno Gazette Journal reached out to the El Dorado County Sherriff's Office Monday to clarify the relationship between Rogers and the man and children as well as for an update on the investigation but did they did not immediately respond.
The identities of the man and children are not known as of Monday afternoon.
According to the Tahoe Douglas Fire Prevention District, the boat was left adrift with the six children after the man tried to rescue the woman.
The man suffered extreme hypothermia and was transported to the hospital for treatment after rescue teams found him and the children, according to the TDFPD.
Rescue teams attempted to resuscitate Rogers at the scene. When proven unsuccessful she was taken to Barton Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The RGJ reached out to the Tahoe Douglas Fire Prevention District, but did not receive an immediate response.
This story was amended to include the name of the woman.
Andrew Mendez is a student at the Reynolds School of Journalism and is a Fall 2020 intern reporter for the Reno Gazette Journal. You can support his work by contributing to the journalism school's Dean's Advisory Council fund.