Death boat accident Suriname is on the rise

paramaribo - The death toll due to the boat accident on the Surinamese Coppename river on Friday has risen to eleven. This is what the Surinamese police report on Monday.

The boat with 31 passengers capsized Friday in the impetuous river. A number of the crew members could be rescued by villagers and the captain could also be safe. In a joint search of the police, the villagers and the army, after a while, a drowning man was rescued and seven dead were salvaged.