Children die after storm catches boating group

At least 11 children and an adult died when a storm caught a boating party on Lake Syamozero in northern Russia’s Karelia region. Ten children on holiday from Moscow were killed, according to the mayor of the Russian capital, Sergei Sobyanin, quoting preliminary information. According to an unconfirmed report, 36 members of the group of […]

At least 11 children and an adult died when a storm caught a boating party on Lake Syamozero in northern Russia’s Karelia region.
Ten children on holiday from Moscow were killed, according to the mayor of the Russian capital, Sergei Sobyanin, quoting preliminary information.
According to an unconfirmed report, 36 members of the group of 50 or so survived and searches are continuing.
An instructor with the party was arrested as an inquiry began. A source with rescue services said 25 survivors were on an island in the lake, and a further 11 were in a local village.