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GUANGYUAN, June 9, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Divers prepare to carry out underwater searching on the Bailong Lake in Guangyuan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 9, 2016. A leisure boat carrying 18 people capsized on Bailong Lake due to strong gales on June 4. Ten people were confirmed dead and 5 others are still missing as of 8 p.m. Thursday. Rescue work still continues. (Xinhua/Tang Biao)
CHENGDU, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Death toll from a leisure boat capsizing in southwest China's Sichuan Province rose to 10 after more bodies were found, rescuers said on Thursday.
Twelve divers retrieved six bodies from the Bailong Lake in Guangyuan City on Thursday.
So far rescuers have confirmed 10 fatalities, while five others remain missing.
The accident happened on June 4, when a boat with 18 on board capsized in strong gales.
Three survivors are in stable condition.
