5 die as boat capsizes in central India
Xinhua, March 21, 2016 Adjust font size:
At least five persons have died after their boat capsized in a lake in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, a senior police official said Monday.
"The incident happened late Sunday night when some 10 men, all in their early 20s, were partying on a boat in Lower Lake in state capital Bhopal. While five managed to swim to safety, five others died after they got drowned," he said on condition of anonymity.
Their bodies have been fished out of water by rescuers, the official said.
Local TV channels reported that the youths got drunk and started dancing on the boat, leading to disbalance of it.
A probe has been ordered into the incident, he added. Endit