One person dead after Lockport Cave tour boat capsizes along the Erie Canal in New York – latest

Authorities in Lockport said during a press conference that the fatal victim appeared to be a man in his sixties, according to Spectrum News. Twenty-eight passengers and one staff member were on board the Lockport Cave & Underground tour boat when it capsized in the cave at around 11.45am on Monday morning.

Multiple agencies were called to the scene to search for the passengers. It took rescuers around an hour to rescue the 28 surviving passengers.

Lockport Police said the group was on board the Lockport Cave & Underground tour boat when it capsized on Monday.

According to Lockport Fire Chief Luca Quagliano, sixteen people were rescued by boat after the wall outside the cave was breached.

The rest of the passengers walked out of the cave themselves as the water in the caves is around two to six feet in depth.

The individuals on board the boat were all locals participating in a free tour for hospitality workers.

No one was wearing a life jacket at the time of the accident.

A man who was killed during the accident became trapped under the boat, which was fully overturned, according to Spectrum News.

Lockport Mayor Michelle Roman said during a press conference on Monday that one person was killed during the accident, according to Spectrum News reporter Brianne Roesser.

Twenty-eight passengers and one staff member were on board when the tour boat overturned around 11.20am on Monday.

Eleven people are being treated at an area hospital.

Lockport Cave is a half-mile-long manmade tunnel created in the 19th century with the original purpose of transporting water from the Erie Canal to the nearby Holly Manufacturing Company to power the plant.

In the 1970s, it was turned into an attraction offering thrilling underground boat rides to tourists.

Authorities in Lockport, New York, will hold a press conference at 3pm ET.

All of the passengers ended up in the water with the boat on top of them.

According to ABC, four passengers are being treated at Eastern Niagara Health System.

Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.