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New Zealand: Whale may have caused boat flip that killed five
Latesttalks | 10/09/2022 05:00 PM | Click to read full article
Five people have died in New Zealand after a birdwatching boat capsized, possibly after colliding with a whale. Eleven people, mostly from the birdwatching group, were onboard when the boat capsized on Saturday in Goose Bay near the town of Kaikōura.
Police declined to speculate on what had caused the accident, merely confirming the collision.