A leisure boat capsized on a large lake in southwestern China during strong winds, killing one child and leaving another 14 people missing, local authorities said.
The incident happened Saturday afternoon in Sichuan province on Bailong Lake, a man-made lake that translates as "White Dragon" and has an area of more than 60 square kilometers (20 square miles). The lake is surrounded by mountains and a tourist attraction.
An online statement from the news office of Guangyuan city government said late Saturday that the boat was carrying 18 people and the three survivors were receiving treatment.
The child was pulled out from the water and given emergency treatment, but died at a hospital.
The search for the missing continues.
Location of Sichuan province in China 
On Saturday, local authorities said a child died and three were being treated after a  capsized at Bailong Lake in , , China at 14:50 local time (0650 ). At about noon on Monday a search and rescue team found the body of a middle-aged male passenger; thirteen other people were still missing.

According to officials, strong winds caused the accident. 

The boat had been running a three-hour tour and the accident happened several minutes before its finish.  Officials on Saturday said the child was taken to hospital and pronounced dead there.

On Sunday, a Blue Sky rescue team spokesman said underwater video cameras located the boat at around 65  (around 215 ) depth, with no signs of survivors. The search for the remaining then-fourteen people was ongoing.

Five families had been on board, and the boat operator, his wife, and his son.

The vessel was prepared for up to forty passengers.


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