At least 5 dead, 21 rescued as whale watching boat sinks near Vancouver

VANCOUVER, BC -- Canadian authorities say five people have now been confirmed dead and one is still missing after a whale watching boat they were on sank off the coast of British Columbia Sunday afternoon.

Authorities say 27 people were on the boat when it went down and 21 of them were rescued.

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