{"id":176163,"date":"2023-06-12T14:02:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T18:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=176163"},"modified":"2023-06-12T14:04:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T18:04:45","slug":"tourist-boat-capsizes-in-underground-cave-alongside-erie-canal-36-people-on-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/tourist-boat-capsizes-in-underground-cave-alongside-erie-canal-36-people-on-board\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW YORK: Tourist Boat Capsizes in Underground Cave Alongside Erie Canal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SOURCE: NY POST-<\/strong> Three dozen people were rescued after a tourist boat capsized at an underground Erie Canal attraction in Lockport, New York Monday morning.<\/p>

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All of the passengers have been accounted for after\u00a0the boat went under in shallow water, although some had to swim under the vessel to get to safety, according to\u00a0WBEN News Radio.<\/p>\n

Some of the victims were taken to a local hospital while\u00a0others left the scene in their own vehicles or\u00a0waited for tour buses, according to the report.<\/p>

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A boat typically used for the underground tour. Facebook\/Lockport Cave<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\u201cLockport police and fire departments, as well as several other agencies are working to assist parties that were on a boat that capsized in the Lockport Cave Tours,\u201d said a statement from Lockport police released at 11:25 a.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cCrews are working to assist all parties safely out of the area. The incident is still ongoing,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>

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It\u2019s unclear what caused the vessel to capsize.<\/p>\n

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Lockport police did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Post.<\/p>

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The Lockport Caves is a tourist destination that features underground boat rides along the Eric Canal\u2019s Niagara Escarpment ridge, about 30 miles northeast of Buffalo,\u00a0according to its website.