{"id":31687,"date":"2017-11-13T13:49:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T08:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=31687"},"modified":"2017-11-13T13:49:54","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T08:19:54","slug":"krishna-boat-mishap-19-dead-rescue-ops-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/krishna-boat-mishap-19-dead-rescue-ops-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Krishna boat mishap: 19 dead, rescue ops underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<em>Rescuers recovered two more bodies on Monday. Search and rescue is underway<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The death toll in a Krishna river boat tragedy near Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh reached 19 on Monday, after rescuers recovered two more bodies early in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Krishna District Collector B Lakshmi Kantam on Monday morning had confirmed the recovery of 17 dead 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the mishap occurred on Sunday evening when an overloaded boat carrying at least 38 people capsized in the Krishna river just before it was about to reach its destination.<\/p>\n<p>The incident resulted in the death of 16 tourists, while seven went missing.<\/p>\n<p>15 people were soon rescued by the local fisherman.<\/p>\n<p>According to Vijayawada police, the motor boat with a 3-man crew was ferrying 38 people from \u00a0Bhavani Island to Pavitra Sangamam near Ibrahimpatnam on the outskirts of Vijayawada for a religious ceremony on Karthika Masam, when the tragedy struck.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to preliminary investigation, the private agency which was operating the boat did not have a licence from the tourism department,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, police has registered a case against 4-5 persons out of whom one has been arrested.<\/p>\n<p>The state government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the families of the deceased.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, two teams each 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