Hungary police say criminal investigation launched into Budapest boat accident that left seven dead and 21 people missing
At least seven people were confirmed dead and 21 remained missing early on Thursday after a sightseeing boat carrying 33 South Korean passengers and two crew members collided with another vessel and sank in the Danube River in downtown Budapest.
National police spokesman Kristof Gal said 33 South Koreans were on the boat, after early reports mentioned 32. South Korea's foreign ministry later confirmed that 33 of its citizens were on the boat and said 19 were still missing.The sunken boat was located early Thursday near the Margit Bridge, not far from the neo-Gothic Parliament building on the river bank.
Employees from the South Korean embassy in Budapest were assisting Hungarian officials in identifying those rescued and the deceased.Officials said searchers were checking the Danube for miles downriver from Budapest. The river was fast-flowing and rising as heavy rain continued in the city.
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