MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Eighteen people were feared dead after a boat hit rocks and capsized on a river in northeastern Nicaragua on Monday, police said.

Five bodies were found, including those of two children, after the accident on the Tuma River in the department of Matagalpa.

The boat was carrying passengers on a shopping trip.

Police suspended the search for the remaining passengers. "They are believed to be drowned," police captain Diana Miranda told Reuters.

The boat's captain was the only person found alive so far.

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