A fight on board led to the sinking of a boat and the death of five people at sea in the Brazilian state of Bahia.

Five people, four adults and a seven-year-old boy, died late on Sunday, January 21, when the small boat they were traveling on sank off the town of Madre de Deus in the El Salvador metropolitan area. , capital of the state of Brazil from Bahia. According to survivors, a fight between passengers caused a jostling and shaking of the ship, which eventually capsized and threw passengers into the sea at about 22:00 local time, 1:00 this Monday in Lisbon.

The ship had been chartered to transport 16 people from the town of Madre de Deus to the island of Maria Guarda, where the party was taking place, but when they were rescued, witnesses said there were between 20 and 30 passengers on board. While traveling from the mainland to the island, in the open sea area, the passengers got into a fight, began physically attacking each other, and those around them ran to the opposite side, trying to protect themselves, and the ship eventually capsized. and throw several people into the ocean.

In addition to the five deaths confirmed Sunday evening, at least three other people, including another child, were missing from the crash and were being searched by Navy, fire department, military police and public vessels this Monday morning . Six more people were injured, four of whom were taken early Monday to hospitals in El Salvador.

The tragedy did not reach greater proportions because private help arrived quickly, especially since there were several boats in the area due to the party taking place on the island of Maria Guarda. Only the first ship to approach the capsized boat managed to save 12 people who managed to remain inside the capsized ship, but they were completely terrified.