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LAKE TRAGEDY

Tragedy struck the Lake late this afternoon when the wind picked up and around 6:30 pm apparently overturned a yacht with 12 people on it, about half of them children. It gets dark at about that time; one of the adults managed to swim to shore and alert authorities, who began searching with search boats and helicopters, but so far they've only found one other adult and one child, who was found far north of the accident site, even though the strong winds (now ceased) were blowing north-south. The Lake as we can see from here is bright with search boats and helicopters and the sky is red with news helicopters and a red moon rising. Hopefully everyone who was on the boats had life vests on; the water is still warm enough to allow long survival, but it seems that the helicopters are one by one giving up the search, leaving the boats cruising back and forth... an ambulance is just heading north, maybe they've found someone...

Later news: they've found 5 alive so far...

Next day: This morning the Lake was unusually calm and glassy, the search boats still searching and the helicopters back at work too; a clear and somber morning... Apparently the 6.4-meter sailing yacht, only certified to carry 8 people, was overturned at about 5 pm in the strongly gusting winds of yesterday afternoon and sank 2 km from shore; the youngest on board was 2 years old... The air got quite cold last night... Everyone on the lakeside train platform this morning was looking out at the Lake, instead of for the train...