Four people, including two Italian intelligence service officials and a former member of the Israeli security forces, died when a tourist boat capsized in Lake Maggiore, northern Italy on Monday.
The incident took place near Lisanza at the southern end of the lake and a Russian woman, identified as the wife of the boat captain also died. The 16-metre-long boat, carrying 25 people lost control after the weather suddenly turned stormy.
“The bodies of four people have been recovered,” fire brigade spokesman Luca Cari was quoted as saying by AFP.
Though most of the passengers and crew managed to escape and later swim to the shore, Italians Claudio Alonzi, 652 and Tiziana Barnobi, 53 were not among the fortunate ones.
“The two employees, belonging to the intelligence department, were taking part in a convivial meeting organized to celebrate the birthday of one of the group,” added Cari.
The Israeli foreign ministry also confirmed that one of the dead was a former member of the occupation entity’s security forces.
One of the videos showed a search and rescue helicopter flying over the scene of the accident with chairs and other debris floating.
Source: Agencies
