Police say 10 women drowned when a small boat loaded with farmworkers sank in a lake in western India.
Police officer Satyendera Singh says six women and a boatman were also rescued after the accident on Friday in Rajasthan's state Tonk district, nearly 390 kilometres southwest of New Delhi.
Singh said the small boat appeared to be overcrowded with women heading to a nearby village to work on farms.
Police have recovered all the bodies.
Boating accidents are common in India because many ferries are poorly built and are often overcrowded, and there is little regard for safety regulations.
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