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Duck boat overturns in Cambridge, injuring at least six near Charles River tourist area

A duck boat carrying 32 tourists overturned in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Saturday, injuring at least six people near the Charles River.

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BOSTON, June 28 (Nationwide Times) — A duck boat carrying tourists overturned near a Charles River boat ramp in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Saturday, injuring at least six people and drawing a Massachusetts State Police investigation, officials said.

Cambridge police spokesman Bob Reardon said the tour boat had 32 people aboard when it turned on its side. Cambridge police said some injuries were minor and two were classified as more serious.

Emergency crews accounted for everyone aboard, and no one ended up in the water, Cambridge fire officials and police said. The boat was reported on its side near Museum Way and Education Street, close to the river entrance in the Boston area.

Authorities did not immediately say what caused the rollover. Massachusetts State Police said it would lead the investigation.

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