Three killed in India boat capsize

    At least three school students have died after a boat capsized in India.

    A rescue operation was launched after a boat carrying 40 pupils came into trouble just off the coast of Mumbai.

    32 pupils have been rescued so far and three bodies, said to be girls, have been found.

    The Times of India reported that the boat had been overcrowded and the pupils were not wearing lifejackets.

    Some reports suggest the accident may have happened because a number of students went to one side of the boat to take selfies.

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