Four missing after boat capsizes in Northeast China

CHANGCHUN -- Four people were missing after a boat overturned in a reservoir in Northeast China's Jilin province Wednesday afternoon, local authorities said Thursday.

The accident occurred at around 2:40 pm on Wednesday in the city of Songyuan. Local authorities said the vessel was a self-made boat of a local farmer, surnamed He.

As of Thursday afternoon, firemen and rescue vessels have been mobilized to search for the missing.

The investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.