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5 dead after New Zealand boat flips in possible whale strike

An aerial view shows a rescue boat approaching a capsized boat Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, Kaikoura, New Zealand. Five people in New Zealand died Saturday after the small charter boat they were aboard capsized, authorities say, in what may have been a collision with a whale. Another six people aboard the boat were rescued. (TVNZ via AP) An aerial view shows two rescue boats alongside a capsized boat Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, Kaikoura, New Zealand. Five people in New Zealand died Saturday after the small charter boat they were aboard capsized, authorities say, in what may have been a collision with a whale. Another six people aboard the boat were rescued. (TVNZ via AP) In this image taken from video, survivors cling to the upturned hull of a boat that capsized off the coast of Kaikoura, New Zealand, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. The boat had collided with a whale and capsized. (AP Photo) A helicopter and a rescue boat search for survivors off the coast of Kaikoura, New Zealand, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. A boat in New Zealand collided with a whale and capsized. (AP Photo) A helicopter and a rescue boat search for survivors off the coast of Kaikoura, New Zealand, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. A boat in New Zealand collided with a whale and capsized. (AP Photo) A helicopter flies overs an upturned boat with a survivor sitting on the hull off the coast of Kaikoura, New Zealand, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. A boat in New Zealand collided with a whale and capsized. (AP Photo)
5 dead after New Zealand boat flips in possible whale strike