23 dead, six missing as boat capsizes in Philippines lake

A small boat capsized in a lake near the Philippine capital on Thursday, killing 23 people on board and leaving six others missing. The accident occurred in the early afternoon at Laguna Lake, 37 kilometres southeast of Manila, hours after Typhoon Doksuri had swept out of the northern Philippines.

The Philippine Coast Guard said the small passenger boat was traveling to Talim Island in Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines, from Binangonan town. Rescuers retrieved 23 bodies from the water - there were 40 survivors and six people still missing.