At least four dead when tourist boat capsizes on Lake Maggiore in Italy

The death toll in the capsizing of a tourist boat due to bad weather in Lake Maggiore, which is located in northern Italy, has risen to four, according to authorities, after the bodies of two people missing after the event were found, according to Efe.

“The body of a fourth person has been recovered after capsizing in Lake Maggiore, the last of the people reported missing,” the Vigili del Fuoco agency, Italy’s fire service, announced. After the search, the recovery of the boat begins, he announced via his account on the social network Twitter.

There were 23 people on board, Italians and foreigners between the ages of 20 and 50, who chartered the boat to celebrate a birthday party, according to the newspaper. Il Corriere della Sera. The relative proximity to the coast made it possible, according to Efe the first to fall into the water could swim until rescuedwith.

This was explained by the president of the Lombardy region, Attilio Fontana a gust of air caused the accident, where the Coast Guard, rescue services and ambulances of Lombardy are located. However, the work had to be stopped during the night due to a storm that made it difficult to search for the missing.