Rome, May 29 (AFP\/APP): Two Italian intelligence agents and a former member of the Israeli security forces died when a boat carrying tourists overturned in strong winds on Lake Maggiore in Italy, officials said Monday.<\/p>\n
A Russian woman was also reportedly killed when the boat capsized Sunday evening near Lisanza at the southern end of the lake in northern Italy, after the weather suddenly turned stormy.<\/p>\n
“The bodies of four people have been recovered,” fire brigade spokesman Luca Cari told AFP on Monday.<\/p>\n
Israel’s foreign ministry said one of the dead was a former member of the country’s security forces in his fifties.<\/p>\n
Two others were Italian, a 62-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman who both worked in the intelligence services, Italy’s security services said.
\n“The two employees, belonging to the intelligence department, were taking part in a convivial meeting organised to celebrate the birthday of one of the group,” it said.<\/p>\n
Media reports said the fourth victim was a 50-year-old Russian woman, the partner of the boat’s captain.<\/p>\n
The president of the Lombardy region, Attilio Fontana, said Sunday that a “whirlwind” had caused the 16-metre (52-foot) boat to overturn.
\nFirefighters on Sunday said 19 people had survived the accident, with media reports suggesting some had been picked up by passing boats while others swam to shore.<\/p>\n
The boat had been carrying both Italian and foreign tourists, and it sank quickly, taking one of the victims with it, according to reports.
\nA firefighters’ video showed a search and rescue helicopter flying over choppy waters, where chairs and other debris could be seen floating.<\/p>\n
Lake Maggiore, a popular tourist destination on the south side of the Alps, is the second-largest lake in Italy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rome, May 29 (AFP\/APP): Two Italian intelligence agents and a former member of the Israeli security forces died when a boat carrying tourists overturned in strong winds on Lake Maggiore in Italy, officials said Monday. A Russian woman was also reportedly killed when the boat […]<\/p>\n
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