Tourists drown as lake ferry sinks

Skopje, September 05: At least 10 people are dead after a boat carrying mostly Bulgarian tourists sank on Lake Ohrid in southwest Macedonia.
The Iliden was carrying at least 50 passengers when it sank at around 11am (1900 AEST) on Saturday, said a police source.

No reason was given for the sinking of the vessel.

It was about 200m from the shore, the Macedonian news agency MIA reported.

—Agencies