2 people drown as boat capsizes in Kyrösjärvi lake

Two people were drowned after a boat capsized in a lake at Ikaalinen, a municipality in Pirkanmaa region early Sunday morning, police said in a press release.

The accident took place at about 4:50 am when the boat with three people onboard capsized in the Kyrösjärvi lake at the area.

Although one of them was able to swim to the shore, the rest two went missing in the water.

Responding to an alarm, the rescue service personnel together with police rushed to the spot and conducted extensive search but failed to recover them.

The rescue service people stopped the search in the afternoon and will resume the operation to find out the missing persons on Monday.

Police suspected that the missing two people were drowned.

The police, however, did not divulge the identities of the deceased and the reason behind the incident could not be known immediately.