Close X
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
ADVT 
International

Two Canadians Killed In Mexican Boating Accident: Media Reports

Darpan News Desk IANS, 23 May, 2015 11:57 AM
  • Two Canadians Killed In Mexican Boating Accident: Media Reports
 
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — There are reports that two Canadians have died in a boating accident in Mexico.
 
Two Mexican media outlets are reporting the Canadians were on board a sailboat that ran into strong winds earlier this week on Lake Chapala near Guadalajara.
 
The Guadalajara publication Informador reports on its website that authorities have found the bodies of two Canadians, while a third remains unaccounted for.
 
Foreign Affairs says it's in contact with local authorities and is providing consular assistance to the families.
 
The department isn't releasing the identities of the Canadians.

MORE International ARTICLES

In status-conscious South Korea, Pope Francis turns heads with compact local car

In status-conscious South Korea, Pope Francis turns heads with compact local car
SEOUL, South Korea - Pope Francis' choice of wheels during his five-day South Korean visit has surprised many in this painfully self-conscious country, where big shots rarely hit the streets in anything but expensive luxury cars.

In status-conscious South Korea, Pope Francis turns heads with compact local car

Amid bedlam in Missouri, Obama tentatively tiptoes into topic of race relations

Amid bedlam in Missouri, Obama tentatively tiptoes into topic of race relations
WASHINGTON - The first time Barack Obama touched a racially heated debate during his presidency, he wound up getting scorched.

Amid bedlam in Missouri, Obama tentatively tiptoes into topic of race relations

Applications for US unemployment benefits increase to 311k; averages at pre-recession levels

Applications for US unemployment benefits increase to 311k; averages at pre-recession levels
WASHINGTON - More people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, although jobless claims continue to be close to pre-recession levels.

Applications for US unemployment benefits increase to 311k; averages at pre-recession levels

Thousands join Pakistani convoy headed to Islamabad for opposition rally demanding PM's ouster

Thousands join Pakistani convoy headed to Islamabad for opposition rally demanding PM's ouster
LAHORE, Pakistan - Thousands of opposition protesters on Thursday joined large convoys headed to Pakistan's capital Islamabad for a mass rally to demand the ouster of the prime minister over allegations of vote fraud.

Thousands join Pakistani convoy headed to Islamabad for opposition rally demanding PM's ouster

S. Korea: North Korea fires 3 short-range projectiles into the sea as pope visits rival Seoul

S. Korea: North Korea fires 3 short-range projectiles into the sea as pope visits rival Seoul
North Korea fired three short-range projectiles into the sea less than an hour before Pope Francis arrived Thursday for the first papal visit to South Korea in 25 years...

S. Korea: North Korea fires 3 short-range projectiles into the sea as pope visits rival Seoul

UK police search singer Cliff Richard's house in connection with sexual allegations

UK police search singer Cliff Richard's house in connection with sexual allegations
British police said Thursday they are searching a house believed to belong to veteran singer Cliff Richard in connection with sexual allegations dating back to the 1980s....

UK police search singer Cliff Richard's house in connection with sexual allegations