India, April 10 -- At least ten people from Punjab have drowned in the Yamuna River as a boat carrying a group from Punjab capsized at the KC Ghat in Vriddavan in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district.

According to the authorities, 10 bodies of tourists from Ludhiana in Punjab have so far been recovered. It was a group of 30 tourists from Ludhiana who had come for boating. The group had hired two boats on Friday afternoon.

DIG Agra Range Shailesh Pandey confirmed ten deaths in the boat tragedy.

Mathura district magistrate CP Singh told the media that the incident occurred around 3 PM on Friday, and that the majority of tourists have been rescued in the rescue operation. According to the DM, about 16 to 17 people have been rescued.

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