LIMA, Peru "The tragedy happened when the motorboat Santa Elena capsized
in the river, killing 15," Alfonso Cardenas, communications chief
of the northeastern town of Requena, told The Associated Press by
telephone.
Seven people survived and rescue teams are searching for 20
believed to be missing, Cardenas said.
The vessel left Requena on Thursday night bound for the town of
Santa Elena, but sank along an isolated 90-mile stretch of the
Tapiche River in Loreto Province.
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