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What we know about the capsized cave-tour boat in New York that killed 1

National · Tamia Fowlkes · last updated

Boat capsizes during underground Lockport Cave tour, New York officials say - The Washington Post

A tour boat on Monday capsized inside an underground cave in western New York, plunging 29 people into cold waters in Lockport, N.Y., about 20 miles east of Niagara Falls, the Lockport Police Department said. One person died, and 11 passengers were sent to hospitals with minor injuries.

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