DISASTROUS

Nine Dead, 28 Missing After Tourist Boat Sinks in Colombia

About 170 passengers were on board when it capsized.

At least nine people were killed Sunday and another 28 are missing after a Colombian tourist boat carrying about 170 passengers capsized in a reservoir near Medellin. Rescue teams including air force pilots and firefighters have begun searching for survivors in the Guatape reservoir, and local authorities said 99 people have already been rescued after the four-story ferry sank. Another 40 people reportedly made it to shore on their own. It’s unclear what caused the boat to capsize, but a witness cited by the Associated Press said it was completely underwater “in a matter of four minutes.” A female survivor interviewed on local television station Teleantioquia said, “Those on the first and second floors sank immediately. The boat was sinking and all we could do was scream and call for help.”