Woman Rescued by Ferry May Have Been Trying to Steal Boat

The Marin Independent Journal reported a Golden Gate commute ferry yesterday morning picked up a woman stranded overnight on a channel marker near Larkspur. 

The woman paddled her kayak out of Sausalito Tuesday afternoon and somehow drifted north, said Mary Currie, a Golden Gate Ferry spokeswoman.

The woman then clung onto "channel marker 2," a triangular floating device with a platform about two miles offshore that helps ferry operators navigate the Larkspur channel. Her kayak was nearby.

Fairfax's Steve Katz, who was on the Mendocino, the 8:20 a.m. ferry, that rescued the woman, reported the incident on twitter and snapped the picture at right.

But, that's not the end of the story.

The woman's tale of looking for a missing kayak didn't make sense to police, according to ABC News. Police now suspect the woman may have been trying to steal a small boat when she got stuck.