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India boat capsize: Three school students die off Mumbai | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
A rescue operation is continuing after a boat carrying 40 school students capsized off the Indian coast near Mumbai. | |
Thirty-two pupils have been rescued so far and three bodies, said to be girls, have been found, according to reports. | |
Ships have been diverted to the area near Dahanu, in Maharashtra state, to help with the rescue. | |
The boat had been overcrowded and the pupils were not wearing lifejackets, the Times of India reported. | |
Two of those who died were reported to be aged 17. | |
The students were said to be from the KL Ponda High School in Dahanu. | |
NDTV reported that the accident may have happened because a number of students went to one side of the boat to take selfies, causing it to overturn. | |
Distraught relatives crowded on nearby Parnaka beach to wait for news. | |
Indian President Ram Kovind said his thoughts were with the families of those who had died. | |
Boats in India are often overloaded and lax safety standards mean accidents are common. | Boats in India are often overloaded and lax safety standards mean accidents are common. |
In November at least 16 people drowned when their boat capsized in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. | In November at least 16 people drowned when their boat capsized in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. |
Helicopter crash | |
In a separate and unrelated incident, the bodies of four people have now been found after a helicopter crashed into the sea off Mumbai. | |
The Pawan Hans helicopter had been carrying five senior employees of Indian oil exploration firm ONGC and two pilots when it went missing 15 minutes after taking off from Juhu. | |
The coast guard said the wreckage had been found and the search for those still missing was continuing. It is not known what caused the accident. | |
Two of the dead, both ONGC employees, have been identified by ID cards. |
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