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BRANSON, Mo. (AP) – The Last on the deadly sinking of a duck in a lake in southern Missouri (all local times):
7:50 pm
A prayer vigil is taking place in an Indianapolis church for members of a family who lost nine of its members when a tourist boat on a Missouri lake capsized, killing 17 people.
Hundreds of people gathered at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church to support the Coleman family. 19659002] Rev. Carl Liggins Sr. says that the vigil is seen as a source of encouragement and support for Tia Coleman. Coleman survived the sinking of the duck at Table Rock Lake, near Branson, Missouri. Her husband and three of her children were among her deceased family members
. During the vigil, Liggins noted that a 13-year-old nephew of Tia Coleman had survived and said, "We must praise God for him." "[19659002] An investigation will examine whether boat operators violated the Coast Guard 's limits by venturing into the water on Thursday as thunderstorms threaten and strike the region.
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3:45 pm
A Missouri legislator says change is needed to improve the safety of amphibious vehicles like ducks after 17 people were killed last week at Table Rock Lake near Branson [19659002] Republican Senator Cassville, David Sater, said Monday that he was awaiting the results of the federal investigation into Thursday's accident, but promised that "this issue will not be abandoned. "
Another local lawmaker, Republican Rep. Don Phillips, says that he's not sure if there is a legislative solution. But he wondered why the passengers were not wearing a lifejacket. He said it would be a common sense policy to wear them on the lake.
The Missouri law requires passengers 7 years old and younger to wear lifejackets when they are on the water, but commercial vessels exempt them. Three of the people who died Thursday were 7 years old or younger.
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3:40 pm
Several of the 14 survivors of the Missouri tourist boat fatal accident fled on boarding a nearby Seventeen-person excursion perished on Thursday night when a duck boat sank on Table Rock Lake, near the popular tourist town of Branson. The boat was pulled 80 feet (24 meters) water on Monday. The National Transportation Safety Board, the United States Coast Guard and the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigate
. Patrol chaplain Steve Martin has met several survivors since the accident. Many told him that they were able to swim up to the beautiful Branson pedalo, which floated nearby when the duck sank.
Martin says that most or all members of a family of nine, who survived, were able to get to the beautiful Branson. He says the people on the pedal boat helped pull the swimmers safely.
We do not know how many survivors have reached safety on the Branson Belle. Martin did not know, and a message left to Branson Belle was not immediately returned.
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12:30 am
An investigation of a tourist boat accident on a Missouri lake that killed 17 people if the vessel's operators violated Coast Guard limits. venturing into the water as thunderstorms threatened and hit the area.
The Ride the Ducks tour of Branson took place on Thursday. A storm that has moved into the area has caused near-hurricane force winds.
U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Tasha Sadowicz says the sinking vessel underwent an annual inspection in February. But Sadowicz says that the "inspection certificate" imposes limits when boats can get into the water, depending on the wind speed and the height of the waves.
Sadowicz says the investigators want to know if the boat has violated the limitations.
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12:10 pm
A Missouri legislator claims that an investigation must be conducted before decisions are made on how to increase the safety of amphibious vehicles such as ducks after 17 people were killed. One of them was sunk last week at Table Rock Lake, near Branson.
State Representative Jeff Justus said Monday that he would support any necessary improvements. But Republican Branson says it's not yet clear what happened and what could be corrected.
US Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board Investigate
Former NTSB President James Hall said on Saturday that World War II ships were predisposed to accidents that led to the sinking of the Thursday. Hall said that the amphibious ship should be banned from such use.
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11:30
The US Coast Guard says that the National Transportation Safety Board will take custody of the duck that capsized in Missouri now that it has been raised at Table Rock Lake.
Information US-U. Captain Scott Stoermer of the Coast Guard spoke to reporters after the boat was raised Monday morning. Seventeen people were killed on Thursday when the boat sank in a storm that caused near-hurricane force winds.
Stoermer says that it took until Monday to remove the boat from the lake because it was the time needed to hoard the necessary equipment. 19659002] Stoermer says that the boat was photographed under water before being raised to the surface. He said that he could not discuss the details of the boat's condition.
Nine of the deceased belonged to a family from Indiana. Other people killed came from Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois.
11:00 am
The website of a tourist company whose boat capsized in Missouri indicates that the company offers to pay for medical and funeral expenses. 19659002] Thirty-one people were on the amphibious duck when it capsized Thursday night on rough water during a storm. Seventeen are dead. The National Transportation Safety Board and other agencies are investigating
The Ride the Ducks Branson website indicates that the company offers to pay all medical expenses and funeral expenses, to return all personal items of the rescue scene, and help with any related travel or accommodation that families need. The company also says that it provides grief counseling to its own employees.
The page says the company's executives remain deeply saddened, but the company can not comment further on the orders of the NTSB.
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10:40 am [19659002] A duck boat that sank in southern Missouri, killing 17 people on board, was lifted.
KYTV showed a crane attached to a houseboat pulling Ride the Ducks from Table Rock Lake Monday morning. . A boat pushed it towards the shore.
The boat sank Thursday night in churning waves near the tourist town of Branson. The victims came from Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. The boat was submerged in 80 feet (24 meters) of water
The National Transportation Safety Board and the United States Coast Guard are investigating what caused the sinking of the boat.
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10:35 pm
Services are scheduled Wednesday for two victims of a duck accident in a lake in Missouri, Arkansas.
Osceola Church of Christ posted on Facebook the funeral of Lance Smith, 15, and Steve Smith, 53, Wednesday afternoon. The tours will take place Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon at the Osceola Church, about 280 kilometers northeast of Little Rock.
Father and son were killed when their boat capsized on Table Rock Lake near Branson, Missouri on Thursday. Steve Smith's 14-year-old daughter, Loren Smith, was also on the ship, but she survived
. Other victims were from Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois.
10:30
Funerals are scheduled for Friday for four of the nine members of the Indiana family who died when a tourist boat sank in a lake in Missouri.
The Indianapolis church services will honor the husband and three children of Tia Coleman. She and her 13-year-old nephew were the only members of their family to board the duck to survive Thursday's sinking. The Colemans were among the 17 people killed when the duck capsized and sank at Table Rock Lake in Branson during a storm.
Lynthia Bruce, secretary of the church, said that a visit will be held Friday morning at Grace Apostolic Church. Glenn Coleman, 9-year-old Reece, 7-year-old Evan and 1-year-old Arya
A vigil for the Colemans is scheduled for Monday night in another church in Indianapolis.
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Seventeen people, three of whom were aged 7 and under, died on Thursday when one of the amphibious vehicles sank amidst agitated waves. The victims came from Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri.
Lt. Tasha Sadowicz, US Coast Guard, says commercial vehicles such as ducks must only contain enough flotation devices for all passengers and crew members, and lifejackets suitable for every child on board.
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9:55
At least one member died of each family aboard a tourist boat that sank in Missouri last week, with the exception of A family of nine that all survived.
Mandi Keller says that the survival of his family is a "complete miracle". The Kansas City Star reports that Keller was not on board the Ride the Ducks when he was overwhelmed by high winds Thursday night
Seventeen of the 31 people aboard the duck died, including nine of 11 members of another family. 19659002] Missouri State Patrol Chaplain, Steve Martin, describes Keller's family's survival as "remarkable." Martin says that there is "no explanation" and that the family suffers from the guilt of the survivors.
Martin says that the family has been found in different places and found safety in different ways.
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All people who were hospitalized after the sinking of a duck boat carrying tourists to southern Missouri were released.
Cox Health Center Branson said Sunday night in a tweet that he was "happy to announce" that the seven had been released. Fourteen people survived the accident
Seventeen people died when the Ride the Ducks canoe descended Thursday night at Table Rock Lake, a suburb of Branson, after a thunderstorm caused Hurricane winds.
Coleman, whose husband, three children and five other relatives died. The Indianapolis woman told reporters Saturday in the hospital lobby that she was alone when she came for the air. She remembers praying "let me come to my babies."
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8:00 am
The US Coast Guard announced that it was planning to raise a duck that sank in a lake in southern Missouri during high winds.
The Ride the Ducks boat recovery work from Table Rock Lake is scheduled to begin at 9:00 am Monday. The boat was shot down Thursday night in the Branson area after a storm caused near-hurricane force winds. The boat is submerged in 80 feet (24 meters) of water
Plungers are expected to swim towards the ship and connect it to a crane, which will lift it to the surface.
Various have already recovered a digital recorder from the boat. The National Transportation Safety Board and the US Coast Guard hope the recorder will help them in their investigation of why the boat sank.
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