11 killed after boat capsizes in lake in Pakistan's Sindh: local media

A boat of picnickers capsized in a lake in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh on Monday evening, leaving 11 people killed, local media reported.

According to the reports, 13 persons of a family hired a boat to ride at Keenjhar Lake in Thatta district of Sindh but the boat lost balance and overturned when it reached deep waters.

"The boat owner did not have life jackets to provide to the victims who fell into the deep water helplessly," said the reports, adding that the boatman managed to save two persons but 11 others drowned.

Rescue teams responded to the emergency call but when they reached the site it was already too late to save anybody drowned.

According to the reports, lifeguards were not available at the lake which attracts thousands of visitors daily, especially from the neighboring port city of Karachi. All the victims belonged to the Mehmoodabad area of Karachi.

Rescue divers retrieved all 11 bodies and shifted the bodies to hospital for legal formalities.