#Thais Search for Missing as 15 Die in #Pilgrim Boat Accident

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Divers resumed the search Monday for missing passengers after an overcrowded boat carrying Muslim pilgrims sank on Thailand’s Chao Phraya River, leaving at least 15 people dead.

The accident happened on Sunday afternoon near the ancient city of Ayutthaya, a popular tourist attraction, when a boat packed with pilgrims returning from a mosque hit a concrete bank in strong tides.

Ayutthaya deputy governor Rewat Prasong said the confirmed death toll stood at 15, with 11 people still missing and 14 people in hospital.

The boat’s captain is in custody and faces a negligence charge after allowing the double-decked vessel to become overcrowded, police told AFP.

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