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

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

“We responded to multiple calls of boats in distress, several of m sank,” but re are reports of fatalities or injuries, and investigators have t determined how many boats sank on lake near Austin, according to sheriff's spokesperson Kristen Dark.

Dark said cause was under investigation, but re was indication of an intentional act.

Meteorologist Paul Yura with National Wear Service in Austin/San Antonio said re were were storms in area at time and winds were generally 10 miles per hour (16 kilometers per hour) or less.

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