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2021.02.06 02:48 GMT+8

11 dead after fishing boat overturns in east China

Updated 2021.02.06 13:10 GMT+8
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A total of 11 people were found dead, and three survived after a fishing boat capsized on a lake in east China's Anhui Province, the local emergency department confirmed.

The search and rescue team found the last body on Saturday morning.

The fatal accident happened on Thursday night on Bohu Lake, where the fishing boat carrying 14 villagers from Susong County overturned. Three of them managed to swim ashore, and ten bodies were recovered on Friday night.

An investigation into the case is underway.

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