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3 killed, 30 still missing in Indonesia's capsized boat

(Xinhua)

19:30, April 18, 2013

JAKARTA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers managed to retrieve 3 dead bodies on Thursday from the capsized boat in East Kalimantan river of Mahakam as the search for 30 missing passengers continues, a senior official at Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said.

Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the BNPB spokesperson said that 30 people managed to survive from the mishap that occurred on Wednesday afternoon. Citing to several sources passengers onboard the ill- fated Arinda boat were 63 people.

"According to data provided by the rapid response post command, total number of passengers was 63 people. Other sources said that they were 64 people onboard. Further verification on the exact number of passengers is conducted by the authority at the moment," Sutopo told Xinhua by phone.

Due to lack of passengers manifest document, the BNPB estimated earlier that passengers onboard the ill-fated boat that capsized at 18:00 middle Indonesian time (WITA) were 50 people.

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