At least 9 dead after boat sinks in Egypt

A boating accident in Lake Mariout near Alexandria killed several family members Monday.
Rescue divers conduct search operations for victims of a capsized boat in Lake Mariout, 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of Egypt's second city of Alexandria on February 23, 2021. - Nine people drowned and at least four were missing after the boat chartered for a family fishing trip capsized. State newspaper Al-Ahram said a six-month-old infant was among the family members drowned. Six survivors are receiving treatment in local hospitals while emergency teams have been sent to the lake to search for the missin
Rescue divers conduct search operations for victims of a capsized boat in Lake Mariout, west of Alexandria, Egypt, on Feb. 23, 2021. - AFP via Getty Images
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Several people are dead after a boat capsized in Egypt late Monday night.

The sinking took place on Lake Mariout, west of the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. In a live video from the lake broadcast by the city of Alexandria on Facebook Monday night, Governor Mohammed el-Sharif said five bodies had been retrieved from the lake, but that the total number of the missing is unknown. The boat was one of many unlicensed entertainment vessels, he said.

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