Tourists drown in Austrian underground lake

Five people drowned after a boat carrying tourists through Europe’s largest underground lake overturned in Austria today, dumping the 27 passengers and crew into chilly waters.

Five people drowned after a boat carrying tourists through Europe’s largest underground lake overturned in Austria today, dumping the 27 passengers and crew into chilly waters.

The accident happened near the end of a 45-minute tour of the Hinterbruehl grotto, a popular cave featuring a vast, shallow subterranean lake in Moedling.

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