Death toll in shipwreck in Brazil reaches seven

The death toll in a shipwreck in Brazil's capital Brasilia rose to seven after bodies of three more victims were found in Paranoa Lake on Tuesday.

According to local Fire Department, the victims included a seven-month baby boy and a 10-year-old girl, and three people remained missing.

Ninety-three people were rescued after the boat Imagination carrying over 100 people sank into the lake late Sunday.

The rescuers were still combing the lake, but low visibility made the search efforts more difficult. According to Fire Department Col. Marcos Negrao, the bodies of the missing people might be trapped inside the boat.

"It is possible that, when the boat careened, people were trapped by objects," he said.

Causes of the accident were being investigated, but overloading seemed to have played a part in the disaster. The boat has a maximum capacity of 92.

In addition, authorities said divers found fissures in parts of the boat.

The boat will only be recovered from the 17-meter-deep bottom of the lake after the search mission ends.

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