3 die, 1 missing in east China boat accident

Source: Xinhua| 2019-07-07 13:48:45|Editor: Liangyu
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JINAN, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Three people died and one was still missing after their boat capsized off the shore of Weifang city in east China's Shandong Province, local authorities said Sunday.

Fifteen people went fishing on a boat on the sea near the Sendamei Port in Weifang on Saturday. The boat capsized due to bad weather around noon.

Search and rescue work were launched. As of 8 a.m. on Sunday, 14 people have been found. One was dead and two others with serious injuries died later in the hospital.

The rescue team is still searching for the missing person.

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