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Published 10:25 IST, September 6th 2020

'Several' boats sink during Texas parade in support of Trump

A spokesperson for the Travis County sheriff’s office in Texas said “several” boats sank Saturday while taking part in a parade in support of US President Donald Trump.

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A spokesperson for the Travis County sheriff’s office in Texas said “several” boats sank Saturday while taking part in a parade in support of US President Donald Trump.

“We responded to multiple calls of boats in distress, several of them sank,” but there are no reports of fatalities or injuries, and investigators have not determined how many boats sank on the lake near Austin, according to sheriff's spokesperson Kristen Dark.

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Dark said the cause was under investigation, but there was no indication of an intentional act.

Meteorologist Paul Yura with the National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio said there were were no storms in the area at the time and winds were generally 10 miles per hour (16 kilometers per hour) or less.

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Lake Travis is an approximately 19,000-acre (7,689 hectares) impoundment about 12 miles (19 kilometers).

10:25 IST, September 6th 2020