Bodies of 69 pilgrims recovered after boat tragedy

Rescue workers and naval divers have recovered 69 bodies three days after a boat crowded with Muslim pilgrims capsized near the Bay of Bengal in eastern India, an official said today.

Rescue workers and naval divers have recovered 69 bodies three days after a boat crowded with Muslim pilgrims capsized near the Bay of Bengal in eastern India, an official said today.

Dozens more people are still unaccounted for.

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