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Three killed including girl, aged 6, after boat capsizes in France




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Three people have sadly died following a boating accident on the River Rhine, in France.

According to reports in France, a 6-year-old girl and two adults were killed in the incident which happ on Thursday afternoon.

It is also believed that another child is missing following the incident which occurred near the the town Gerstheim, which is near the German border.

Police investigating the incident say the young girl and an adult on board the boat were killed when the rubber capsized.

They say another adult was killed when he tried to save the pair from the waters.

Officials say another adult who was on board the vessel was hospitalised, whilst divers from France and Germany are currently searching another child who got swept away in the waters.

It is understood those on board the boat were Romanian tourists who were visiting the area.

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