<span style="color: #222222;">A boating accident in eastern France killed three people. Rescuers were also searching for a missing four-year-old girl.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The inflatable boat capsized yesterday in the Rhine River that marks the border between France and Germany,close to a hydro-electric power station and dam.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">French and German rescuers were employing divers and using helicopters in a bid to find the missing girl.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The four victims were part of a group of seven Germans and Romanians who had come from Germany. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">They had taken to the water in defiance of clearly posted warnings against swimming and boating. Water activities were prohibited in the area due to the risk posed by the dam.</span><br />''