KYOTO -- An oar-powered sightseeing boat carrying 25 passengers and four boatmen on the Hozu River in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, hit a rock and capsized on Tuesday, leaving one boatman dead and another missing.
Nine passengers were taken to the hospital with hypothermia and other minor injuries.
The Kyoto prefectural police are investigating the circumstances leading to the accident, which happened at about 11 a.m. Tuesday. Police believe a mistake by the boatmen might have been the cause.