At least six dead as boat capsizes in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Rescuers prepare to search after a boat carrying people including children capsized in Jhelum river on the outskirts of Srinagar (Mukhtar Khan/AP)

Rescuers were attempting to find three missing people after a boat carrying at least 15 capsized on Tuesday in a river in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing six of them, officials said.

Many of the passengers were children and six people were rescued, said Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat, a civil administrator.