Death Toll in Rockfall on Brazilian Lake Rises to 10

Death Toll in Rockfall on Brazilian Lake Rises to 10
Firefighters of Minas Gerais state search for victims after a wall of rock collapsed on top of motor boats below a waterfall in Capitolio, in Minas Gerais state, Brazil on Jan. 8, 2022. Fire Brigade of Minas Gerais/Handout via Reuters
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BRASILIA, Brazil—The death toll from an accident in which a slab of cliff rock toppled onto pleasure boaters on a Brazilian lake has risen to 10, police said Sunday. Authorities worked to identify the dead and divers were searching the lake in case there were more victims.

Police Chief Marcos Pimenta said there was a possibility that some people were missing following the accident Saturday in Minas Gerais state. At least 32 people were injured, though most were released from hospitals by Saturday evening.