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At least 13 people, including children, died after an amphibious boat carrying tourists capsized and sank on a lake during a thunderstorm in southwest Missouri.
A spokesman for Cox Branson Medical Center said four adults and three children arrived at the hospital shortly after the incident. Brandei Clifton said Sgt Jason Pace of Missouri's road patrol said four people are still missing on Friday after the sinking of the Ride the Ducks on Table Rock Lake in Branson. Thursday night.
He said 14 people had survived and seven of them had been wounded. On Friday, the patrolmen found two more bodies, bringing the death toll from 11 to 13, Pace said.
A spokeswoman for Cox Medical Center Branson said that four adults and three children arrived at the hospital shortly after the incident. Two adults are in critical condition and the rest have been treated for minor injuries, Brandei Clifton said.
Rader said the stormy weather probably capsized the boat. Another duck boat on the lake brought him back safely to shore.
Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader said Thursday that the stormy weather probably capsized the boat. Another duck boat on the lake brought back safely to the shore.
Steve Lindenberg, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Springfield, Missouri, said the agency had issued a violent thunderstorm warning for the Branson area on Thursday night. Lindenberg said the winds reached speeds of over 100 km / h. "It's a warning telling people to go to the shelter," he said.
"There is nothing to slow down the winds in an open area."
Rader said that a deputy sheriff of the security department of the boat company helped rescue people after the boat capsized. Diving teams from several law enforcement agencies helped in this effort
The National Transportation Safety Board announced that investigators would arrive on site Friday morning.
Suzanne Smagala with Ripley Entertainment, owner of Ride the Ducks in Branson, said the company was helping the authorities in their rescue efforts. Smagala added that it was the only accident on the Branson tour in more than 40 years of operation.
A shocking video of the sinking of the boat was posted on YouTube, showing the craft fighting the strong wind and high waves, before his nose went under the water line.
Branson is about 320 miles southeast of Kansas City and is a popular vacation spot for families and other tourists looking for entertainment ranging from theme parks to live music. A tornado that bounced back into downtown Branson in 2012 destroyed dozens of buildings and injured three dozen people, but did not kill anyone.
<img class = "gu-image" itemprop = "contentUrl" alt = "Rescue personnel capsized and sank at Table Rock Lake, Missouri 19659017] Rescue personnel seen after canoe Amphibious capsized and sank at Rock Lake Table in Missouri Photo: Social Media / Reuters
Ducks, who can travel on land and in the water, have been involved in other deadly incidents in the past. Five students were killed in Seattle in 2015 when a duck boat collided with a bus, and 13 people died in 1999 when a duck boat sank near Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Security advocates have sought improvements since the deaths of Arkansas. Critics have argued that part of the problem is that too many agencies regulate boats with varying safety requirements.
The ducks were originally used by the US Army during the Second World War to transport troops and supplies, and later were modified for use as passenger vehicles.
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