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Tourist boat capsizes in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, five dead

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Press Trust of India Daman
A boat carrying 25 tourists capsized in Dudhni lake in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli this evening and five of them drowned.

Others were rescued, said Praful Patel, the administrator of the Union Territory.

All the tourists were from Maharashtra and were visiting a resort in Khanvel town.

The lake is situated outside the town.

Patel said the boat had been newly purchased by the resort owner, and he had invited his relatives and friends from Mumbai and other places in Maharashtra for its first ride when the mishap took place.

Rescued persons were taken to a hospital in Silvassa.

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First Published: Mar 28 2017 | 10:57 PM IST

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