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One body retrieved after boat capsizes in SW Chinese city

(Xinhua) Updated: 2016-06-06 14:35

One body retrieved after boat capsizes in SW Chinese city

Rescuers retrieve the body of a male victim on Bailong Lake in the city of Guangyuan, Southwest China's Sichuan province, on June 6,2016. [Photo/Xinhua]  

CHENGDU - The body of a male victim was retrieved on Monday morning after a leisure boat capsized on a lake Saturday in the city of Guangyuan, Southwest China's Sichuan province, rescuers said.

So far, the accident has left two people dead, including a child, and 13 others missing.

Rescue work still continues.

A leisure boat carrying 18 people capsized on Bailong Lake due to strong gales Saturday afternoon.

Three survivors are receiving treatment at a local hospital and in stable condition.

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