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A boat with tourists sank in Brazil: six dead

Photo: g1.globo.com

Search and rescue operation continues

The vessel, which took the holidaymakers out for fishing, sank due to strong winds on its way to the shore.

In the south-west of Brazil, in the waters of the Paraguay River, a tourist boat with 21 people on board was wrecked. As a result, six people died, one more went missing. About this on Saturday, October 16, informed local G1 portal with a link to the rescue service.

It is noted that the ship sank 10 kilometers from the city of Corumba.

“After the ship sank in a storm in the region on Friday, six bodies were found, 14 people were rescued,” the message says.

According to emergency officials, the boat that took the tourists out for fishing sank due to strong winds on its way to the shore.

A search and rescue operation continues at the crash site. It involves the forces of the Navy, local rescuers and 12 divers.

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