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Boat With 150 Tourists Aboard Sinks in Colombia (PHOTOS)

© AP Photo / Luis BenavidesNine people were dead and 28 missing after a tourist ferry packed with around 170 passengers for the holiday weekend capsized Sunday on a reservoir near the Colombian city of Medellin, officials said.
Nine people were dead and 28 missing after a tourist ferry packed with around 170 passengers for the holiday weekend capsized Sunday on a reservoir near the Colombian city of Medellin, officials said. - Sputnik International
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday that six people died after a boat carrying over 150 people went down on the Penol reservoir, local media reported citing authorities.

It was earlier reported that nine people drowned and 28 went missing after after the incident.

Colombia Air Force informed that the rescue operation was ongoing, as a boat carrying about 150 people, most of which were tourists, sank in a reservoir in northwest of the country.

The vessel reportedly went down in a reservoir for a hydro-electric dam in the Andean resort town of Guatape. According to El Pais newspaper, the shipwreck took place at 02:00 p.m. local time (19:00 GMT).

The Colombian authorities have launched a rescue operation, while the country's Air Force have sent helicopters to evacuate people.

Initial reports indicated that at least 25 people could have drowned in the incident.

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