A Haitian woman drowned, another was rescued and another 18 are missing is the result of a boat that capsized yesterday, 28 August 2014, some four nautical miles off the beach of Uvero Alto in northern Punta Cana.
Armada (Navy) chief Vice Admiral Edmundo Nestor Felix Pimentel identified the victim as 47-year old Charite Valezco.
The Armada rescued Yesila Denisa, who was taken to the rural clinic in Veron, where her condition is said to be stable. Two persons were arrested on suspicion of being the organizers of the trip to Puerto Rico. Denisa said that there were 20 people on the boat, but the whereabouts of the remaining passengers is unknown. As reported, the boat, Alexandra, had been stolen from a water sports outfit in the area. Adverse weather conditions are reportedly what caused the boat to capsize.
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