11 people were on board the boat when the accident happened at about 9 am (local time) Saturday in a river in Qiqihar City, Xinhua news agency reported.
According to the media report, two people have been rescued and are in stable condition.
A search operation for the missing people is underway and further probe into the accident is continuing.
Last month, 12 people were killed in China after a fishing boat sank in a river in the Zhejiang Province.
Heilongjiang [China], May 23
As many as four people died and five others went missing after a fishing boat capsized and sank in a river in China's northernmost province of Heilongjiang.
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