The death toll from a boat capsizing on Lake Baikal has increased to five

The number of people killed in the capsizing of the Sever-750 airboat on Lake Baikal has increased to five. This was reported on May 18 in the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation.

According to updated information, there were 18 people on board. One woman also received a laceration to her leg, she was hospitalized in a medical facility.

Previously, the cause of the crash could be overloading.

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The crash of an airboat in the area of Turtle Rock in Buryatia occurred earlier that day. There was a 14-year-old child among the passengers.