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Fourteen dead, mostly children, in Russian boating accident

51 people were taking part in an outing on a lake in Karelia when boats capsized in stormy weather

In this Russian emergency situations ministry photograph, made available on Sunday, ministry workers stand at the lake in Russia’s northwestern region of Karelia where fourteen people, mostly children, have died after boats capsized in stormy weather.
In this Russian emergency situations ministry photograph, made available on Sunday, ministry workers stand at the lake in Russia’s northwestern region of Karelia where fourteen people, mostly children, have died after boats capsized in stormy weather.
Sun Jun 19 2016 - 18:01

Fourteen people, mostly children, have died after boats capsized in stormy weather during an outing on a lake in the Republic of Karelia in north-west Russia, the local Emergencies Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

It said it had completed search and rescue operations. There were 51 people, including four adults, on the outing.

A police officer told Reuters by phone that two of the three boats capsized in Syamozero lake because of bad weather.

Fourteen people, mostly children, have died after boats capsized in stormy weather during an outing on lake Syamozero in the Republic of Karelia in north-west Russia, the local Emergencies Ministry said in a statement on Sunday
Fourteen people, mostly children, have died after boats capsized in stormy weather during an outing on lake Syamozero in the Republic of Karelia in north-west Russia, the local Emergencies Ministry said in a statement on Sunday

The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, wrote on his Twitter account that 10 children from Moscow had died, according to preliminary information.

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Reuters