Italy: Agents die when boat capsizes on Lake Maggiore

Two Italian quality agents and a retired Israeli information forces subordinate were among 4 victims of Sunday's boating catastrophe connected Lake Maggiore successful bluish Italy, section officials say.

They named the Italians arsenic Claudio Alonzi, 62, and Tiziana Barnobi, 53. The Israeli was identified arsenic Shimoni Erez, 60.

Anya Bozhkova, the 50-year-old Russian woman of the boat's captain, besides died.

The vas with much than 20 tourists and unit sank successful beardown winds.

According to Italian quality outlets, the vessel had been carrying astir 25 radical who were celebrating a day erstwhile a tempest developed implicit the lake, aboriginal turning into a "small hurricane".

The 16m (52ft) agelong vessel capsized and sank connected Sunday evening betwixt the towns of Sesto Calende and Arona.

Everyone onboard went into the water, but galore of the passengers swam ashore oregon were rescued by different boats.

Rescue divers and a chopper scrambled to assistance with the hunt astatine the lake's confederate end, and respective ambulances and an aerial ambulance attended the scene.

A video shared by firefighters showed chairs and different debris floating successful choppy waters.

Five radical were taken to hospital.

Lake Maggiore - connected the southbound broadside of the Alps - is shared by Italy and Switzerland and is simply a fashionable destination for tourists.

The country has precocious seen mediocre weather, with Italy's meteorological work issuing thunderstorm warnings.