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| Rescue underway after Colombia tourist ferry carrying 150 people sinks | Rescue underway after Colombia tourist ferry carrying 150 people sinks |
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| A rescue operation was underway in Colombia after a tourist boat with about 150 people on board sank in a reservoir near Medellin, killing at least nine people. | |
| The air force said on Twitter that it was sending a helicopter to the Guatape reservoir while Medellin's mayor said firefighters and scuba divers were heading to the town on Sunday. | |
| Videos circulating on social media show a multi-storey ferry sinking as a number of recreational boats rushed to the scene to pull people from the sinking vessel. | Videos circulating on social media show a multi-storey ferry sinking as a number of recreational boats rushed to the scene to pull people from the sinking vessel. |
| Eduardo Rivera, director of a hospital in Guatape, told Teleantioquia that three people killed in the accident had arrived at the medical facility. | Eduardo Rivera, director of a hospital in Guatape, told Teleantioquia that three people killed in the accident had arrived at the medical facility. |
| Authorities did not immediately say how many people had been rescued or were missing. | Authorities did not immediately say how many people had been rescued or were missing. |
| Survivors told local media that the boat, called El Almirante, appeared to be overloaded and none of the passengers on board were wearing life vests. | Survivors told local media that the boat, called El Almirante, appeared to be overloaded and none of the passengers on board were wearing life vests. |
| The reservoir surrounding the soaring rocky outcrop of El Penol is a popular weekend destination a little more than an hour from Medellin. It was especially busy Sunday as Colombians celebrated a long holiday weekend. | The reservoir surrounding the soaring rocky outcrop of El Penol is a popular weekend destination a little more than an hour from Medellin. It was especially busy Sunday as Colombians celebrated a long holiday weekend. |
| Authorities did not immediately say how many people had been rescued or were missing. | Authorities did not immediately say how many people had been rescued or were missing. |
| Survivors told local media that the boat, called El Almirante, appeared to be overloaded and none of the passengers were wearing life vests. | Survivors told local media that the boat, called El Almirante, appeared to be overloaded and none of the passengers were wearing life vests. |
| The reservoir surrounding the soaring rocky outcrop of El Penol is a popular weekend destination a little more than an hour from Medellin. | The reservoir surrounding the soaring rocky outcrop of El Penol is a popular weekend destination a little more than an hour from Medellin. |
| It was especially busy on Sunday as Colombians celebrated a long holiday weekend. | It was especially busy on Sunday as Colombians celebrated a long holiday weekend. |
| AP | AP |