7 killed, 1 missing after tourist boat capsizes in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, July 2 (Xinhua/GNA) — Seven people were killed, one person went missing, after a tourist boat capsized on Saifullah Lake in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, police said.

The boat, carrying eight members of the same family on a sightseeing trip, overturned in the scenic Kalam area of Swat district, a district police officer told the media.

The bodies of the seven victims were recovered, while rescue teams, police officers and local volunteers continued searching for the missing person.
GNA