Passengers are helped to step between trajineras, colorful passenger boats typically rented by tourists, families, and groups of young people, as they board a boat in Xochimilco, Mexico City, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. The usually festive Nativitas pier was subdued and largely empty Friday afternoon, with some boat operators and vendors estimating that business was down by 80% on the first weekend following the drowning death of a youth that was captured on cellphone video and seen widely in Mexico. Borough officials stood on the pier to inform visitors of new regulations that went into effect Friday limiting the consumption of alcohol, prohibiting the use of speakers and instructing visitors to remain seated.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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