Fifteen drown in Macedonian boat sinking

A sightseeing boat carrying dozens of Bulgarian tourists sank today in a lake on Macedonia’s western border, and at least 15 people drowned, police said.

The boat, called the Ilinden, sank rapidly into Lake Ohrid, police spokesman Ivo Kotevski said. Rescuers pulled 53 survivors from the water, including four who were unresponsive and were taken to hospital in the town of Ohrid, he said.