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13 Children, One Adult Die When Russian Tour Boats Capsize

By Sebastian Shukla and Azadeh Ansari

PHILADELPHIA (CNN) -- Thirteen children and one adult died Sunday after three tourist boats capsized during a storm in northwest Russia, officials said.

The three boats were carrying 47 children and four adults taking part in a camping trip when the boats capsized in a lake in the republic of Karelia, Russia's Investigative Committee said.

The committee has launched a criminal investigation. One instructor has been arrested, but it's not immediately clear what charges the instructor might face.

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