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Several People Found After Cruise Boat Goes Missing in Japan - Reports

TOKYO, April 24 (Sputnik) - Four people from the KAZU 1 tour boat that went missing off the coast of Hokkaido have been found unconscious, the NHK broadcaster reports.
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In a later update on Sunday, NHK said that rescuers found three more people, although their condition remains unknown.
The KAZU 1 cruise boat sent a distress signal on Saturday, after it left the Utoro port on Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main islands. The boat was carrying 24 passengers, including two children, and two crew members.
A helicopter and patrol vessels were sent to the boat’s suspected location, but rescuers were unable to find the vessel.
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