One person was killed and multiple people were sent to local hospitals after a boat capsized during a tour of an underground cavern system built to carry water from the Erie Canal beneath the western New York city of Lockport, officials say.
One person was killed and multiple people were sent to local hospitals after a boat capsized Monday during a tour of an underground cavern system built to carry water from the Erie Canal beneath the western New York city of Lockport, officials said.
“The boat did a 180-degree turn, so the bottom of the boat was upright in the water,” Lockport Fire Chief Luca Quagliano said at a news conference. “A number of victims were on top of that boat initially when rescuers got to them." Some passengers were able to get to safety on their own. Rescue crews using an inflatable boat rescued about 16 others, he said.
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