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| At least 13 children and their adult instructor have died in a storm while boating on a lake in Russia’s north-western region of Karelia. | At least 13 children and their adult instructor have died in a storm while boating on a lake in Russia’s north-western region of Karelia. |
| Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for the nation’s main state investigative agency, said several boats with children capsized on Saturday in a storm in Syamozero, 75 miles east of the border with Finland. Of 47 children and four adult instructors in the boats, 13 children and one adult died, Markin said. | Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for the nation’s main state investigative agency, said several boats with children capsized on Saturday in a storm in Syamozero, 75 miles east of the border with Finland. Of 47 children and four adult instructors in the boats, 13 children and one adult died, Markin said. |
| Markin said an instructor suspected of violating safety rules had been detained as part of an official investigation, and that a search for two other suspects was under way. | Markin said an instructor suspected of violating safety rules had been detained as part of an official investigation, and that a search for two other suspects was under way. |
| The children on the trip from Moscow, and the city’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, offered condolences to the victims’ families. | The children on the trip from Moscow, and the city’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, offered condolences to the victims’ families. |
| Repeated warnings of an approaching Atlantic storm had been issued days ahead of the storm, and people were advised against boating on the lake, Alexei Gavrilov, a local politician, said on Rossiya 24 television. “They didn’t have the right to go out boating.” | Repeated warnings of an approaching Atlantic storm had been issued days ahead of the storm, and people were advised against boating on the lake, Alexei Gavrilov, a local politician, said on Rossiya 24 television. “They didn’t have the right to go out boating.” |
| Vladimir Kucherenko, the director of a local tourist company, said most of the children had apparently died from hypothermia, given that the water temperature in the lake was between 8C and 10C (46F and 50F). He said strong winds might have driven boats out into the lake, making it hard for the children to get to the shore. | Vladimir Kucherenko, the director of a local tourist company, said most of the children had apparently died from hypothermia, given that the water temperature in the lake was between 8C and 10C (46F and 50F). He said strong winds might have driven boats out into the lake, making it hard for the children to get to the shore. |
| Local experts said the shallow waters could be extremely dangerous to navigate in strong winds, and that over the weekend even experienced local fishermen stayed away from the lake, which is one of the area’s most popular holiday destinations. | Local experts said the shallow waters could be extremely dangerous to navigate in strong winds, and that over the weekend even experienced local fishermen stayed away from the lake, which is one of the area’s most popular holiday destinations. |