PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Forty-nine children died when their overloaded boat capsized in northwest Pakistan, police said Tuesday after divers spent three days dragging bodies from freezing waters. The boys aged between seven and 14 were all students of a madrassa and had been taken for a day trip to the scenic Tanda Dam lake on Sunday. “The water of the dam was freezing due to cold
<div class="at-above-post addthis tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/pakistan-army-boating-accident-death-toll-rises-to-51/"></div>PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) The death toll from a boating accident in a lake in northwest Pakistan over the weekend reached 51, the military said Tuesday. The wooden boat was carrying children and teachers from a seminary on a picnic. Police on Sunday said at least 10 students drowned after the large wooden boat they […]<! AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get the excerpt ><div class="at-below-post addthis tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/pakistan-army-boating-accident-death-toll-rises-to-51/&qu
The death toll in the Pakistan boating accident that occurred over the weekend has risen to 51. Police said at least ten students drowned after the boat capsized in Tanda Dam on Sunday.