The only two survivors of Saturday’s tragic boating accident at Lake Tahoe that killed eight people were wearing life jackets.

Amy Friduss, 40, of Rochester, New York, and her mother, Julie Lindsay, 65 of Springwater, New York, made it to shore after a raging storm capsized the 27-foot Chris Craft boat they were riding in during a family birthday celebration near D.L. Bliss State Park.

A search and rescue unit that is affiliated with the Washoe County Sheriff’s office in Nevada said in a Facebook post Wednesday afternoon that: “The two passengers who were wearing Personal Flotation Devices were rescued by responding emergency personnel and transported to the hospital. Sadly, the remaining eight passengers drown(ed).”

The unit, known as the Hasty Team, noted that six people “were found on the surface near the capsized boat” and two others were missing at first. The Washoe County Sheriff’s office deployed two boats, including one that is equipped with a remotely operated vehicle. That ROV, which can dive to 2,000 feet, has multiple cameras, lighting, sonar and a mechanical arm.

Using the specialized equipment, one of the two missing victims was recovered Sunday afternoon at a depth of more 300 feet. The second missing victim was found and recovered Monday at a similar depth.

The two lone survivors were identified in a Go Fund Me post Thursday sponsored by the Honeoye Class of 2003.

“Physically, both mother and daughter are on the mend, but are dealing with the heartbreaking loss of their beloved husband and father, best friends and dear family who perished,” the post noted.

Friduss is the daughter of Stephen Lindsay, 63, of Springwater, N.Y. who died in the accident. Julie Lindsay is his wife.

Also killed in the accident were Paula Bozinovich, 71, from Redwood City; Terry Pickles, 73, from Redwood City; Josh Pickles, 37, a DoorDash executive from San Francisco; Peter Bayes, 72, from Lincoln, Calif.; Timothy O’Leary, 71, from Auburn, Calif.; Theresa Giullari, 66, from Honeoye, New York; and James Guck, 69, from Honeoye, New York.

The group had gone out to celebrate Bozinovich’s birthday. It was only the third time that Josh Pickles and his father, Terry, who purchased the boat last year, had taken it out on Lake Tahoe.

When the family and friends went out on the lake during calm weather that morning, Josh’s wife, Jordan Sugar-Carlsgaard, a former U.S. senate staff member and employee at Airbnb in San Francisco, stayed at a home in the Tahoe area with the couple’s 7-month-old daughter that the family owns.

The weather was calm and sunny when the boaters left shore. Within a few hours a violent storm whipped up, causing chaos on the lake, generating 35 mph winds and 8-foot waves.