3 Die, 1 Missing After Small Boat Capsizes
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From Times Wire Reports
A small boat carrying six people home from a family outing capsized in Mount Hope Bay, the Coast Guard reported. Three people died, and one was missing.
One survivor was 14-year-old Christopher Duarte, who swam for more than an hour in 50-degree water to reach shore, where he had a resident call authorities in the middle of the night. Christopher’s father, was rescued and hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said.
The boy’s aunt is missing. His mother, cousin and his aunt’s boyfriend died.
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