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86 people rescued from capsized boat in southern Turkey

Xinhua, September 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

A tourist boat capsized due to strong wind and rainfall in Turkish resort province of Antalya on Saturday, 86 people on board were rescued while one passenger is still missing.

According to Governor of Antalya Munir Karaloglu, a large number of coast guards and maritime police officers were dispatched to the scene, Daily Sabah reported.

Dogan News Agency said that 79 people were rescued and two people were missing in the region.

The boat left a yacht port in Kaleici of Antalya before capsizing off the coast of Konyaalti, some 26.5 kilometers away.

The report said that search and rescue operations were still underway. Endit