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Image source, Divulgation
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Place where the accident occurred in Capitólio, Minas Gerais.
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At least seven people died and 30 were injured this Saturday after a tourist speedboat accident between the canyons of a lake in the Brazilian town of Capitólio, in the state of Minas Gerais (southeast).
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The information was given by the Fire Department during the afternoon, adding that the number of victims could still rise.
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Four boats were hit by a large rock fragment that broke off a ravine and fell. Two of those boats suffered a direct hit and sank in the accident.
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Lieutenant Pedro Aihara, spokesman for the Minas Gerais Fire Department, said in a video sent to the press that at least two of the confirmed deaths are men, although until that moment they had not been identified.
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According to Aihara, the recognition was complex due to the severity of the injuries to the victims’ bodies.
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In videos shared on social networks you can see the dramatic moment when the ravine breaks away.
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Image source, Screenshot.
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This screenshot of a video posted on Twitter shows the moment of the rock detachment.
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14 people were rescued alive from one of the vessels and 10 from the other.
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The other two boats suffered indirect impacts. From one of them, 10 passengers were rescued alive, and from the fourth boat, 8 people.
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According to firefighters, 23 people received medical attention after the accident and were discharged. Two were hospitalized, with exposed fractures.
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