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Paraguay tourist boat capsizes killing three Paraguay tourist boat capsizes killing Brazilian tourists
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Police in Paraguay say three people were killed when a tourist boat capsized on the River Paraguay. The bodies of two Brazilian tourists have been retrieved after their boat capsized on the River Paraguay.
They said 14 passengers managed to swim ashore, but 10 were still missing. Brazilian officials said that 12 people managed to swim ashore, but 10 passengers and three crew were still missing.
The boat, Dream of the Pantanal, sank during a heavy storm near the town of Carmelo Peralta in northern Paraguay, about 600km (370 miles) north of the capital, Asuncion. The Paraguayan vessel, Dream of the Pantanal, sank during a heavy storm on the Brazilian border.
Officials said it was carrying 11 Paraguayan crew and 16 Brazilian tourists.Officials said it was carrying 11 Paraguayan crew and 16 Brazilian tourists.
Navy divers have been called in to help with the search. "Four teams comprising a total of 21 firefighters, including 14 divers, have been mobilized," a Brazilian rescue official told the AFP news agency.
Aldo Saldivar of Paraguay's National Emergency Secretariat said the tourists were on a fishing expedition to the Pantanal, one of the world's largest freshwater wetlands, which stretches across areas of Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia. Aldo Saldivar of Paraguay's National Emergency Secretariat said the tourists were on a fishing expedition to the Pantanal, one of the world's largest freshwater wetlands.
The area, which stretches across areas of Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia, is very popular with tourists.
The accident happened on Wednesday afternoon near the town of Carmelo Peralta in northern Paraguay, about 600km (370 miles) north of the capital, Asuncion.