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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Sharp and Andrea Blanco

One person dead after boat capsizes during cave tour along the Erie Canal in New York - live updates

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Rescuers at the scene after boat capsizes during Lockport Cave Tour

A tour boat capsized inside a cave 20 miles from Niagara Falls on Monday morning.

Lockport Police said that passengers were on board the Lockport Cave & Underground tour boat when it overturned around 11.20am. Multiple agencies were called to the scene to search for the passengers in the water.

Mayor Michelle Roman said during a press conference that one person was killed during the accident, according to Spectrum News. The name of the fatal victim was not released but authorities said he was in his 60s and his wife is recovering at hospital.

Twenty-eight passengers and one staff member were on board when the tour boat overturned. According to Lockport Fire Chief Luca Quagliano, sixteen people were rescued by boat after the wall outside the cave was breached.

The rest of the passengers walked out of the cave themselves as the water in the caves is around two to six feet in depth.

The individuals on board the boat were all locals participating in a free tour for hospitality workers.

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