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BRANSON, MO – The last on a fatal tourist boat crash in Missouri (all local weather):
9:35 pm
About 300 people gathered in a parking lot outside of # 39, a tourism company to remember the 17 people killed when one of his canoes capsized in the water battered by storms.
The mourners sang Amazing Grace on Friday night and prayed, some of them holding candles. Another 75 gathered at Brookside Church in Branson to pray
The boat Ride the Ducks sank Thursday at Table Rock Lake in southwestern Missouri after a strong storm that generated gusts of 80 to 105 km / h. The Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
Branson lies about 320 kilometers southeast of Kansas City and is a popular vacation spot for families and other tourists
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9:25 pm [19659003] A man from Arkansas and his son are among the 17 people who died when a tourist boat capsized near Branson, Missouri.
Carroll Smith said in a phone interview Friday that his 53-year-old son, Steve, and 15- Lance, a one-year-old grandson, was killed during a sinking of the ship. a Ride the Ducks boat in the middle of the bubbling waters on Thursday on Table Rock Lake. The family is from Osceola, Arkansas.
Steve Smith's wife, Pamela, was with the family when visiting Branson, but did not go on the boat. Steve Smith's 14-year-old daughter, Loren, suffered a concussion but survived.
Carroll Smith says his son was a retired math teacher who loved old westerns and was active in his church. Lance would have been a freshman at Osceola High School.
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8 pm
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says she will examine "legislative solutions" to increase the safety of amphibious vehicles like ducks after the tragedy at Branson
The Democratic senator did not give details after being informed Friday night by representatives of the US Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board. Both agencies are investigating the accident occurred Thursday night at Table Rock Lake, which caused 17 deaths
The other state senator, Republican Roy Blunt, was also informed by the agencies. He said that he would follow the investigation closely and call it "a tragedy that should never have happened."
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7:45 pm
A Missouri woman says nine members of the Indiana family were killed in the sinking. Tracy Beck, of Kansas City, says she and her family were lining up for another boat when the Indiana family stopped talking to have a group photo taken by The Travel Company
Beck says the Ticket taker realized that the family should have boarded at a different place in Branson
The family had to get new tickets and was put on the boat that finally sank. Beck said that she recognized the family When the pictures started circulating on Friday
Beck says that the water became jerky while they were on the lake and the captain decided to return to the shore.
But she says that she does not blame the operator of A survivor of the tourist boat crash that killed 17 people, including nine of her parents, said that the captain of the boat told the pbadengers not to embarrbad life jackets.
Tia Coleman told WXIN-TV in Indianapolis that she and a nephew were among 11 family members aboard a duck Thursday night at Table Rock Lake near Branson, Missouri. Coleman says that she lost "all my children" but she did not say how many.
Coleman says that the captain of the boat told the pbadengers, "Do not worry about grabbing the lifejackets – you will not need them." 19659003] She says that just when it was clear that lifejackets were needed, "it was too late."
An email asking for a comment from a spokesperson for Ripley Entertainment, owner of the Ride boat the Ducks, was not returned immediately. The local hospital president says that an employee of a neighboring river cruise company stayed with a small child who survived the capsizing of a duck on a lake in Missouri during hours until the girl's father
Cox Medical Center president, William Mahoney, said the young woman was working for the Branson Belle Showboat. He was near the duck boat when bad weather hit Thursday night at Table Rock Lake.
Mahoney said the young woman threw a lifejacket to try to help wreck the duck
Mahoney says it's not clear how the young woman and the child arrived at the hospital. But he said that once they were there, the employee stayed with the child until his father came at 5 o'clock on Friday.
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6pm
A Missouri sheriff said that two ducks were heading for the land when one of them capsized on a Missouri lake in an accident that killed 17 people.
Stone County Sheriff, Doug Rader, leaked this information at a press conference Thursday night confirming the first 11 deaths of the Thursday night crash. The number of deaths increased Friday to 17 after the bodies were removed from Table Rock Lake near Branson.
A thunderstorm creating strong winds crossed the area on Thursday night.
Rader said that one of the two boats on the lake The nine members of a family who died in a duck boat accident came from Indianapolis, said Thomas Griffith , suffragan bishop of the Church of the Apostolic Faith of Sion Tabernacle in Indianapolis. . He did not identify them.
The Missouri Governor's Office, Mike Parson, confirmed that nine of the 17 victims of the accident came from a family and two other family members survived
. Rock Lake table. Twenty-nine pbadengers and two crew members were on board.
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4:15 pm
A resident of the tourist town of Branson Missouri says she understands how a duck was caught on the lake before it capsized because Trisha Ayers said on Friday that she had seen the weather change in 10 minutes on Thursday, from sunburns to gusts that inclined the road signs.
The duck capsized Thursday night on Table Rock Lake with a thunderstorm in the area generating strong winds. Seventeen people died.
Ayers described the fatal accident as "lucky" and said that she hoped it would not tarnish Branson because most of her income came from tourists.
She and her family moved to Branson
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15:55
A spokeswoman for Missouri Governor Mike Parson says nine of the 17 people who died in a duck accident are the same family. Parson spokeswoman Kelli Jones said Friday that two other members of the same family survived when the boat capsized at Table Rock Lake, near the tourist town of Branson
. The authorities have not yet identified the victims.
The boat capsized on Thursday night when a storm hit the area and caused winds close to hurricanes.
Twenty-nine pbadengers and two crew members capsized. The driver of the boat was among those killed.
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3:32 pm
The president of the company that owns the Branson ducks says that a sudden "microburst" of high winds suddenly appeared in front of one the boats capsized, killing 17 people
The accident occurred Thursday on Table Rock Lake. The latest victims were found Friday. Several local, state and federal agencies are investigating.
Jim Pattison Jr. is the president of Ripley Entertainment, which owns the duck business. Pattison says the captain of the boat had 16 years of experience and that the company was monitoring the weather.
Pattison told The Associated Press that the water was calm and flat when the amphibious vehicle arrived at the lake, but a storm came up. Pattison says his company is "sad" and "devastated" by the deaths.
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3:25 pm
Missouri Governor Mike Parson says rescuers and civilian rescuers He helped prevent an even worse tragedy after the capsizing of a duck on a lake and the 17 people dead.
Parson spent Friday in the Branson area after the boat sank Thursday night on Table Rock Lake. He described the efforts of the rescuers and civilian rescuers as "brave" and said he was inspired by them.
He said that people rushed to help "in extremely dangerous conditions."
Parson met with Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader and others were leading the recovery operation before visiting the Cox Medical Center in Branson to meet with survivors and medical staff.
The governor pledged support for all state resources to help the National Transportation Safety Board.
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3:15 pm
A spokeswoman for the US Army Corps of Engineers claims that the agency does not have the power to keep people or boats out of its lakes, even when bad weather approaches.
died Thursday when a Ride the Duck boat capsized at Table Rock Lake near Branson, Missouri. Laurie Driver, a spokeswoman for the Corps of Engineers, says that storms tend to explode quickly in the southwest Missouri and northwestern Arkansas region, including Table Rock, but the only one in the region is Rocky Mountain. agency must rely on
Driver says Ride the Ducks of Branson has a license from the body to operate on the lake
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2:45 pm
Doctors believe that Two people in one state Criticism after a duck boat sank in a Missouri lake will survive.
Brandei Clifton, a spokesperson for the Cox Medical Center, says doctors are confident about their long-term prognosis. drowned in the crash Thursday night.
Cox received seven patients on Thursday. Two of them are in critical condition, one refused treatment and the other four, including three children, were treated for minor injuries such as painful ears and general anxiety.
Clifton says the hospital has treated the accident as a candlelight vigil is planned to commemorate 17 people killed when a canoe boat capsized in stormy weather in southern Missouri .
2:40 pm
] Several pastors will gather at 9 pm Friday at Brookside Church in Branson, with a fireworks scheduled to follow the vigil and prayers . The Stone County Sheriff's Office has released details of the vigil on his Facebook page. The message says "EVERYONE is welcome!"
The Ride the Ducks sank Thursday night at Table Rock Lake after a severe storm that caused gusts of 50 to 65 mph in the area. The Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
Branson is located about 320 kilometers southeast of Kansas City and is a popular vacation spot for families and tourists
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2:05 pm
Authorities say that It could take several days to raise a duck boat that sank in southern Missouri, killing its driver and 16 pbadengers.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Jason Pace says the ship has stopped in 80 feet of water at Table Rock Lake. Authorities initially said it would be raised Friday, but Pace said it will take several days to put the equipment in place. He says the investigators "want to preserve the evidence as best as possible".
Pace says the area has been secured and that the investigation has been entrusted to the National Transportation Safety Board and the Coast Guard.
Pace said the divers visibility was better than normal, speeding up the recovery of victims' bodies. They were aged 1 to 70
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Corrects the name of the lake at 2:05.
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1:50 pm
A man who witnessed a deadly duck accident in Missouri while he was aboard a nearby riverboat said the storm that had submerged the smallest ship suddenly appeared
Malaske, of Harrah, Oklahoma, says that no one was worried about the weather when he boarded the Branson Belle Showboat with his family shortly before the storm hits Thursday night. He says that Rock Lake Table seemed calm but that it "became very dark."
He says he did not think the ducks would have a problem despite the weather because they are reused military vehicles. He says that when the duck capsized, the people on board the boat tried to guide the pbadengers towards safety. He says he saw a woman hook on one of the boat's paddles before being rescued.
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1:20 pm
The National Weather Service issued several severe weather warnings in the preceding hours. a capsized duck in southern Missouri, killing 17 people.
Meteorologist Kelsey Angle says that a severe storm watch was issued in the area around 11:30 Thursday. The watch indicated that the conditions were favorable for the formation of severe thunderstorms with winds reaching 70 mph.
The Weather Service then issued a violent thunderstorm warning at 6:32 pm for the three counties of southwestern Missouri that include Branson and Table Rock Lake. He followed with a statement at 19:02. these winds 70 miles to the hour were possible
The first 911 calls about boat capsizing were reported seven minutes later
Wind gusts in the Branson area reached 50 to 60 mph
. 12:55 pm
The mayor of a southwestern Missouri town who has been the scene of a duck fatal accident says that she was with the woman of the ship's driver when she was in the car. she learned that she was dead.
Mayor Karen Branson said Bob Williams was driving the Ride the Ducks boat that sank Thursday night at Table Rock Lake, killing 17 people. She says that Williams, also known as Captain Bob, was a "great ambbadador of Branson" and "was at every event."
She says Williams's wife learned of her husband's death at the 39, city hall.
Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader said the boat's captain survived.
Mourners left flowers on cars in the company parking duck
12:10 pm
Branson Mayor Karen Best says residents and visitors from southwestern Missouri capsized, killing 17 people and donating food, drink and flowers
. The boat sank Thursday night at Table Rock Lake, a suburb of Branson, but it gave the tourism community an opportunity to help people who are suffering.
The town hall has become a command center where families and friends of victims can meet with counselors and clergy, as well as people who can answer their questions. Red Cross officials are also there to help.
Best says that Branson, known as a center of entertainment, is usually a city "full of smiles", but that "we cry and cry today."
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11:25 am
Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Investigators investigate a canoe accident that killed 17 people in southern Missouri.
Lora Ratliff, Coast Guard Supervisor, says agencies work side by side. "NPCB spokesman Peter Knudson said his investigators were arriving Friday."
Authorities said "to determine what caused the wreck of the Ride the Ducks canoe on Thursday night at Table Rock Lake in the Branson area." There are few details, especially if people on board were wearing lifejackets, NTSB and Stone County Sheriff, Doug Rader, urging anyone with a video or photos of what happened to the authorities.
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11:00
Authorities say the last four missing persons in southern Missouri were found, bringing the death toll to 17.
The office manager at the Stone County Sheriff's Office , Wendy Doucey, confirmed the discovery Friday.The boat Ride the Ducks sank Thursday night at Table Rock Lake, on the outskirts of Branson
The names of the victims were not disclosed.
Branson stands find in Viron 320 km southeast of Kansas City popular holiday spot for families and other tourists.
10:00 am
Authorities are trying to recover a duck that capsized and sunk in a lake in southern Missouri, killing more than a dozen people. County Sheriff, Doug Rader, said Friday at a press conference that he believed the boat had sunk to a depth of 40 feet (12 meters) and had rolled into an 80-foot water (25 meters). He says the divers from Missouri's road patrol have located the ship, which is on its wheels at Table Rock Lake in the Branson area. Authorities plan to pick up the boat later on Friday.
He says the first call about the capsized boat arrived at 7:09 pm. Thursday. He says that the authorities are trying to determine what happened and do not know if the pbadengers are wearing lifejackets or they are simply stuck on board
The names of the victims do not belong. have not been disclosed.
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9: 30 am
Authorities claim that the four missing persons after the capsizing of a duck in southern Missouri are presumed dead, in addition to the 13 people whose bodies have have been found.
Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader Rader says the Ride the Ducks pilot died but the captain survived when the boat sank Thursday night at Table Rock Lock in the Branson area. . Thirteen victims have already been found.
Rader reports that a deputy service aboard the beautiful Branson Showboat, nearby, and other people on the riverboat jumped to help the canoe pbadengers. He describes the rescue effort as "exceptional".
Branson is about 320 kilometers southeast of Kansas City and is a popular resort for families and other tourists.
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8:40 [1965-19003] The National Weather Service announces a new series of storms, as divers seek to find four missing persons following the capsizing of a duck on a lake in southwestern Missouri.
Jason Schaumann, Meteorologist Big hail and strong winds in a straight line when they hit Friday afternoon in the Branson area where the boat Ride the Ducks sank. The bodies of 13 victims have already been found.
Schaumann says wind gusts of 80 to 105 km / h were recorded when the boat capsized Thursday night at Table Rock Lake after a violent thunderstorm warning. . He said the weather was calm in the search zone overnight and that the area narrowly avoided more storms on Friday morning.
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8:10
President Donald Trump sends his deepest condolences In a tweet on Friday morning, the President sends his "most sincere condolences to the families and friends of those involved in the terrible accident of ship that took place in Missouri "[traduction libre]
. He adds, "Such a tragedy, such a great loss, may God be with you all!"
Local authorities said that 14 people had survived the sinking of a duck and that four others had disappeared after the # 39; accident. Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri
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8:05
A witness described the chaos caused by the wind as a duck boat capsized and sank in a lake southwest of Missouri .
Allison Lester told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Friday that the "waters were rough" and "debris was flying everywhere" on Thursday night when the Ride the Ducks sank in Table Rock Lake in Branson. Lester was on a boat nearby
Thirteen people were killed and four others went missing
Lester's boyfriend, Trent Behr, said he saw a woman lying in the water and that she was not safe. they pulled her on the boat. He said he was unconscious and was preparing to begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation when emergency responders arrived.
Branson is located about 320 kilometers southeast of Kansas City and is a popular holiday resort for families and tourists
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7:15 am
Authorities say divers have found two other bodies after a duck carrying tourists capsized in southwestern Missouri, bringing the death toll to 13.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Jason Pace claims that four more people are still missing Friday after the accident occurred at Table Rock Lake in Branson on Thursday night. He says 14 others survived, but seven were injured.
Pace says that those who died are between 1 and 70 years old.
Branson is about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of Kansas City. popular resort for families and other tourists looking for entertainment ranging from theme parks to live music.
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6:40 am
Authorities claim that six people are still missing after a sinking lake in southwestern Missouri.
The Stone County Sheriff's Office updated the number of missing persons after the accident occurred at Table Rock Lake in Branson on Thursday night from five o'clock on Facebook on Friday. The office reports that 11 people were confirmed dead and 14 survived
Seven people were hospitalized after the ship capsized and two are in critical condition.
Divers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol will resume searching for the missing person on Friday. A Missouri Sheriff says that at least 11 people have now been confirmed dead after a boat carrying tourists on a lake in a popular vacation town capsized and sank.
Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader Seven people have been hospitalized and five more are missing. He says the divers have ended their search of Table Rock Lake in Branson for the night.
The National Transportation Safety Board announced on Twitter that investigators would arrive at the scene on Friday morning.
Rader says stormy weather National Meteorological Service meteorologist Steve Lindenberg says the agency issued a violent storm warning in the Branson area on Thursday night. Branson is about 200 miles southeast of Kansas City and is a popular resort for families and tourists looking for entertainment ranging from theme parks to live music. 19659003]
9:50 pm
According to a Missouri sheriff, a pbadenger boat apparently capsized on a lake, killing eight people and several other hospitalized people.
The Springfield News-Leader reports that Stone County Sheriff According to Doug Rader, the accident occurred Thursday night after a sinking of the tourist boat Ride the Ducks reportedly took place at Table Rock Lake.
According to Rader, a deputy sheriff of the security service helped rescue people. He says recovery efforts are underway, with some pbadengers still missing.
A diving team helps.
Rader says the weather would have capsized the boat.
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