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2 Chinese passengers die in Bali boat accident
A 23-year-old Indonesian is also missing after the vessel carrying 80 people sank and ran aground on its way to the popular island
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Two Chinese nationals were killed and an Indonesian was missing on Tuesday after a boat sailing to the popular island of Bali with dozens on board sank, rescue authorities said.
A fast boat travelling from Nusa Penida “sank and ran aground” near Sanur port in Bali’s east, the island’s search and rescue agency said in a statement.
Head of the rescue agency in Bali’s provincial capital Denpasar, I Nyoman Sidakarya, confirmed two Chinese nationals were killed and a 23-year-old Indonesian remained missing.
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The boat was left overturned on a beach near Sanur port.
The rescue agency did not say the cause of the Chinese nationals’ deaths.
The boat was carrying 80 people, including 73 foreign nationals, two Indonesians and five crew members, the rescue agency in Denpasar said.
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