Six of the eight people who died in a tragic boating accident in June during a sudden storm at Lake Tahoe had been drinking, autopsy reports showed Wednesday.

The blood alcohol concentration of the six victims ranged from a low of .013% to a high of .068%, according to the reports from the El Dorado County Coroner’s Office.

California’s legal limit for operating a recreational boat or a passenger motor vehicle is .080% — a threshold all of the victims were below. But experts said Wednesday that any alcohol can affect judgment, coordination, balance and coordination on the water, particularly in emergency situations or when people fall overboard.

“The wind, the sun, the pounding of the boat can lead to a fatigue, which doesn’t make you in your best physical and mental state,” said Doug P

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