Body of fifth victim of boat accident in Verőce recovered

The body of the fifth victim of a boating accident that occurred on the Danube near Verőce on Saturday has been recovered, police said on Facebook.

The search team of the Civil Protection Authority discovered the body of the 39-year-old man near Göd, the Budapest Police Headquarters (BRFK) said, adding that the search for two other victims is still ongoing.

In the accident, the victims’ boat collided with a cruise ship. One of the boat’s eight passengers was able to swim to shore, five died and two others are still missing.

The captain of the cruise ship, a Czech citizen, was arrested for failing to provide assistance to the boat after the collision.

An investigation revealed that the boat’s helmsman was drunk and the boat zigzagged across the river and directly toward the ship. Before hitting the ship, the boat made a sharp turn, but a collision could not be avoided and the ship crushed the much smaller vessel, police said.

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