Iguazu Falls | 2 dead & 8 injured in boat accident

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Two dead, eight injured after boat accident in Iguazú Falls

Posted on 21/03/2011 by stanlee

 

21st March, 2011

 

 

Two people died and eight were injured after a boat turned upside-down at the Iguazú Falls area. The accident occurred around 11am, when a Jungle Explorer company’s boat, in which ten people were travelling, turned upside-down near Salto San Martin.

 

An English woman of 25-30 years old who was travelling along with her husband died.

 

 

http://www.buenosairesherald.com/

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Media article and raw video of rescue efforts. ^^

 

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/tourists-killed-as-raft-flips-under-iguazu-falls-20110322-1c4f9.html?from=smh_sb

[laverendrye]

I have taken that boat trip and I can simply not imagine what it would be like to be dumped into that maelstrom at the bottom of the falls. Scary!

[MVPinBoynton]

Oh my gosh, I just did that trip 2 weeks ago! I also can't imagine how horrible that would be. The water coming down on us was very strong. I am amazed that there were only 10 people on the boat, since ours and most of them were very full and had a lot more people.