Fatal Tour Boat Capsizing in Erie Canal Water Tunnel Cave in Lockport, NY.

One person died and 11 others were injured after a boat carrying hospitality workers capsized during a tour of an underground cavern system built to carry water from the Erie Canal beneath the western New York city of Lockport. All 29 people on board were thrown into water between 5 feet and 6 feet deep when the craft tipped over. The tours take visitors on an underground boat ride through a dimly lit, rough-hewn tunnel, which was blasted out in the 19th century to transport canal water as an industrial power source. The attraction will remain closed during an investigation.