Five people in New Zealand died after the small charter boat they were aboard capsized in what may have been a collision with a whale.
A helicopter flies overs an upturned boat with a survivor sitting on the hull off the coast of Kaikoura, New Zealand, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. A boat in New Zealand collided with a whale and capsized. – Five people died Saturday in New Zealand after the small charter boat they were aboard capsized, authorities say, in what may have been a collision with a whale. Another six people aboard the boat were rescued.
Kaikōura Mayor Craig Mackle told The Associated Press that the water was dead calm at the time of the accident and the assumption was that a whale had surfaced from beneath the boat.He said there were some sperm whales in the area and also some humpback whales traveling through. “It always plays on your mind that it could happen,” he said, adding that he hadn’t heard about any previous such accidents.Stuff reportedPolice said they were still notifying the relatives of those who died, and couldn't yet publicly name the victims.Vanessa Chapman told Stuff she and a group of friends had watched the rescue efforts unfold from Goose Bay, near Kaikōura.
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