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Officials in Lockport, New York, say one person died and multiple people are in the hospital after a boat capsized during a tour of an underground cavern system built to carry water from the Erie Canal.
Officials in Lockport, New York, say one person died and multiple people are in the hospital after a boat capsized during a tour of an underground cavern system built to carry water from the Erie Canal. Police and fire crews were called to the Lockport Cave Tours at about 11:30 a.m. Monday. Authorities say 29 people were aboard the boat when it flipped, sending them into water up to 6 feet deep. Authorities say 11 people were sent to local hospitals with minor injuries. The tours take visitors on an underground boat ride illuminated only by small lights.