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BRANSON, MB (AP) – The latest on a deadly tourist boat crash in Missouri (all local weather):
13:20
The National Weather Service issued several severe weather warnings in the hours before a capsized duck in southern Missouri, killing 17 people.
Meteorologist Kelsey Angle said that a severe storm watch was issued for the area around 11:30 Thursday. The watch indicated that 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 calls to 911 about capsizing a boat were reported seven minutes later
Gusts of wind in the Branson area reached 50 to 60 mph
. 12:55 pm
The mayor of a southwestern Missouri town who was the scene of a duck fatal accident says that she was with the ship's driver's wife when she was informed that he was dead.
Mayor Karen Branson said Bob Williams was driving the boat Ride the Ducks that sank Thursday night at Table Rock Lake, killing 17 people. She says Williams, also known as Captain Bob, was a "great ambassador 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 parking lot of the canoe company.
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12:10 pm
Branson Mayor Karen Best says residents and visitors of southwestern Missouri capsized, killing 17 people, and that they did donations of 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 representatives are also there to help
Best says that Branson, known as an entertainment center, is usually a city "full of smiles," but that "we are crying and crying 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 the agencies are working 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." published 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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11h
Authorities say the last four missing persons in southern Missouri have been 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 have not been unveiled.
Branson sits to approx Iron 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
Stone 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 a water of 80 feet (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 the authorities are trying to determine what happened and do not know if the passengers were wearing lifejackets or were simply stowed on board.
The names of the victims were not disclosed
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9: 30 am
The authorities claim that the four people reported missing after the capsizing of a duck in the south from Missouri are presumed dead, in addition to 13 people whose bodies were 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 others on the riverboat jumped to help the canoe passengers. He describes the rescue effort as "exceptional".
Branson is approximately 320 kilometers southeast of Kansas City and is a popular resort for families and other tourists.
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8:40 [1965-19002] The National Weather Service announces a new wave of thunderstorms, as divers seek to locate four missing persons as a result of a capsizing of a duck on a lake in southwest 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 claims that wind gusts of 80 to 105 km / h were recorded at the time 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 boating accident. which took place in Missouri. 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 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 in southwestern Missouri.
Allison Lester's "Good Morning America" ABC Friday that the "waters were rough" and "debris was flying everywhere" on Thursday night when the boat Ride the Ducks sank in Table Rock Lake in Branson. Lester was on a nearby boat
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 lying there. they pulled her on the boat. He said he was unconscious and was preparing to begin CPR immediately upon the arrival of the emergency responders
Branson is about 320 kilometers southeast of Kansas City and is a popular resort for families and tourists
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7:15
Authorities say divers found two more bodies after a canoe barge carrying tourists capsized in southwestern Missouri, bringing the death toll to 13. [19659002] 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 were between 1 and 70 years old.
Branson is about 200 miles 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 indicates that 11 people were confirmed dead and 14 survived.
Seven people were hospitalized after the boat capsized and two are in critical condition.
Divers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol will resume the search for the missing 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 other tourists looking for entertainment ranging from theme parks to live music. 19659002] ___
9:50 pm
A sheriff from Missouri recounts that a tourist boat apparently capsized on a lake, killing eight people and several others hospitalized.
Springfield Newsman Reports Stone County Sheriff According to Doug Rader, the accident occurred Thursday night after a wreck of the Ride the Ducks tourist boat allegedly took place at Table Rock Lake.
Rader claims that a sheriff's deputy security officer helped rescue people. He says recovery efforts are underway, with some passengers still missing.
A diving team helps.
Rader says the weather would have capsized the boat.
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