Indonesia boat accident death toll rises to 13
Indonesian rescuers found five more bodies yesterday after a boat taking people home following holidays at the end of Ramadan sank, an official said, taking the death toll from the accident to 13.
The small wooden vessel, which was holding more than double its capacity of about 20 people, went down Thursday as it travelled back from Panjang island to a beach in Central Java province.
Thirty-four people were plucked to safety from waters off the main island of Java and sustained only minor injuries, according to local search and rescue official Agung Hari Prabowo.
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