tragedy
Five dead in accident off the coast of New Zealand – boat may collide with whale
Five people died after the small charter boat they were on capsized, according to authorities
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Five people have died off the coast of New Zealand. Your boat had capsized. The forces spoke of an “unprecedented” tragedy. The local mayor brings up a possible collision with a whale.
Five people died in a boat accident off New Zealand’s South Island. Kaikoura Mayor Craig Mackle said the boat may have collided with a whale. The marine mammals are native to the area, and the sea was completely calm at the time of the accident, the newspaper “New Zealand Herald” quoted him as saying.
Group is said to have traveled from all parts of New Zealand
The police did not want to confirm this information, but emphasized that the boat must have collided with something. She first wanted to question witnesses. Six occupants survived the accident.
The group is said to have been on a birding excursion and traveled from all parts of New Zealand to bird watch. The forces spoke of an “unprecedented” tragedy. The charter boat capsized in the morning. Police divers later found the bodies still in the overturned boat.