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At Least 11 People Killed When Tourist Boat Capsizes On Missouri Lake
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From NBC News
Alex Johnson of NBC News wrote:
Eleven people were dead, some of them children, seven others were injured and five remained missing after a land/water tourist boat with 31 people aboard capsized and sank during high winds on a Missouri lake, authorities said Thursday night.
The incident happened about 7 p.m. (8 p.m. ET) during severe storms on Table Rock Lake near Branson, Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader said.
"I believe it was caused by weather, yes," he said. NBC affiliate KYTV of Springfield reported that severe thunderstorms generating winds up to 60 mph were moving through the area at the time the Ride the Ducks boat encountered trouble.
Seven people were being treated at a hospital, one of them with severe but non-life-threatening injuries, Rader said. He said search diving operations were to resume Friday morning.
"It will be a challenging night and into tomorrow," he told reporters.
The Table Rock Lake Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau said it was aware of the incident but referred all calls to local authorities. It asked for people's prayers, as did Missouri Gov. Mike Parsons.
FOLLOW UP: Duck Boat Capsizes Near Branson, Missouri; At Least 17 Killed
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This is just a tragic situation. 17 people dead including children. I believe that this trip could have been rescheduled. All that should have been done was simply pay attention to weather reports. This is what organizations like the National Weather Service (NWS) are for. Again, this is senseless loss, but I pray to God to be with the families of those lost in this tragedy.
More as updates come in. Until then...
Alex Johnson, Alastair Jamieson and Elizabeth Chuck of NBC News wrote:The death toll from a capsized duck boat that sank Thursday night during a thunderstorm on a Missouri lake has jumped to 17, according to officials.
Children are among the dead, although authorities have not provided an exact breakdown of the victims.
Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader announced Friday morning that the number of fatalities had risen to 17 after the bodies of four people who had been missing were recovered. Seven people were being treated at a hospital, one with severe injuries that were not considered life-threatening, the sheriff's office added.
Severe thunderstorms generating winds of up to 60 mph moved through the area when the Ride the Ducks boat encountered trouble around 7 p.m. local time (8 p.m. ET), reported NBC affiliate KYTV of Springfield.
Rader cautioned it was early in the investigation to draw any conclusions, but said he believed weather may have been the cause, as the tourist boat was buffeted by powerful winds on Table Rock Lake near Branson.
In a press conference Friday morning, Rader said he believed that there had been life jackets on the boat, but said he did not know if passengers were wearing them.
He also said there had been a captain and a driver on the boat. The captain survived, Rader said, but the driver did not. He declined to provide any other information about the victims.
Jim Patterson, president of Ripley Entertainment, which owns the duck boat tours in Branson, told CBS This Morning that the company was in the process of gathering more information about what led to the tragedy.
“It was a fast-moving storm that came out of basically nowhere is sort of the verbal analysis I’ve got,” Patterson told CBS.
But, he acknowledged, the boat “shouldn’t have been in the water if what happened, happened.”
According to NBC News' Al Roker, storms had been forecast for the area.
“There was one line [of storms] that already moved through earlier in the afternoon, and then that second line starts coming in around 5, 6 o’clock and by 7, right on top of Branson,” Roker said. “Moved through quickly, but boy, the damage was done.”
The incident was witnessed by horrified onlookers who described waves of up to 6 feet high.
Jennie Carr, who posted video on Facebook of the duck boat as it struggled in the surge, said she saw the vessel sinking into the waves, unable to move faster.
She told Today that she was on a larger showboat, whose captain told the crew to prepare life vests for people as the duck boat sunk. Some of the crew jumped into the water to try and help rescue riders.
"I went to the window, and I prayed and I cried," said Carr, who had never seen such towering waves on the lake. "There was nothing you could do," she added.
The vessel was carrying 31 people, according to authorities.
"It was sad to know that some of those people weren't going to get to go home," Carr said.
Carr's husband, Jeff, who was also on the showboat, said: "The waves were 6 feet tall. For a lake, that's pretty big."
In a statement Thursday, Suzanne Smagala-Potts of Ride the Ducks Branson, said the company was saddened by the tragedy.
"This incident has deeply affected all of us," Smagala-Potts said. "We will continue to do all we can to assist the families who were involved and the authorities as they continue with the search and rescue."
She added, "The safety of our guests and employees is our No. 1 priority."
President Donald Trump sent his condolences in a tweet Friday morning.
“My deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those involved in the terrible boat accident which just took place in Missouri. Such a tragedy, such a great loss. May God be with you all!” he wrote.
Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson and the Table Rock Lake Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau asked for people to pray for the victims.
Search diving operations were ongoing Friday.
This is just a tragic situation. 17 people dead including children. I believe that this trip could have been rescheduled. All that should have been done was simply pay attention to weather reports. This is what organizations like the National Weather Service (NWS) are for. Again, this is senseless loss, but I pray to God to be with the families of those lost in this tragedy.
More as updates come in. Until then...
Last edited by The Last Outlaw on Fri Jul 20, 2018 2:23 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Absolutely tragic - especially with nine members of the same family losing their lives :'( .
My deepest condolences go out to all their loved ones.
My deepest condolences go out to all their loved ones.
Kyng wrote:Absolutely tragic - especially with nine members of the same family losing their lives :'( .
My deepest condolences go out to all their loved ones.
@Kyng, 11 was the original report. When I updated, all 17 passengers were found dead. Nonetheless, I agree with how tragic that is.
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