Six people were confirmed dead and two others were missing after a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California during a powerful weekend thunderstorm that whipped up high waves, officials said.

The U.S. Coast Guard has called off the search for two people missing following the capsizing of a boat in California's Lake Tahoe that killed six people.

A large wave overturned a 27-foot-long boat on Saturday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard said. One person was still missing.