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The death toll in the wreck of a tourist boat on Table Rock Lake in Missouri, United States, rose to 17, after the authorities found the bodies of four people after a long night of research.
Stone Sheriff Doug Rader informed the public of the new death toll and confirmed that seven others were injured, including one seriously.
Rader said some of the dead were children, but he preferred not to give more details
The boat, an amphibious vehicle, overturned and sank in the lake because of strong winds that blew into the area Branson, Missouri. 19659002] Of the 31 pbadengers who were at the tourist attraction at the time of the incident, only 14 managed to get in safety.
The storm is "arriving very fast," he said Rick Kettels owner of Lakeside Resort, a seaside resort
"I've lived here most of my life and I've never seen such a terrible storm, "he said, adding that the regional meteorological service had not warned of its imminence.
In a few images recorded this Thursday by a witness and that have been widely circulated by the media, you can see how the boat, just minutes before the sinking, remains afloat before the onslaught of waves caused by the storm
Tourist amphibians are replicas of DUKW military vehicles, which can travel on land and navigate in water.
The Table Rock artificial lake, near the town of Branson, in the south of Missouri, border with Arkansas, it is very popular with tourists in this part of the country.
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