11 dead after tourist boat capsized near Branson, Missouri in storm
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BRANSON NEWS: A duck boat capsized and sank during a severe thunderstorm in Missouri, killing at least 11 people, some of them children, authorities said.Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader said 31 people were aboard the boat during Thursday night’s incident on Table Rock Lake near Branson. Six people are unaccounted for and 14 survived, he said.RELATED: Video shows high winds in moments before boat capsizes near Branson, killing 11Video posted by Jennie Phillips-Hudson Carr and shot from a nearby larger vessel showed two duck boats rocking and tilting to the side as the lake’s ripples turned into massive waves.”Oh my God, those poor people, oh no!” someone says in the background as the water crashes into the bopping boats.”If there’s kids on there, those poor babies,” a female voice says.Diving teams from various agencies scoured the waters for potential victims, and will resume again in the morning.The duck boat had life jacketsAn off-duty deputy working security helped rescue people, Rader said, without providing details. He said there were life jackets aboard the boat, but he doesn’t know whether people were wearing them.Ripley Entertainment, the parent company of Ride the Ducks Branson, said it recently acquired the vessel involved in the incident. It said there were other boats on the lake that returned to dock safely.Rader confirmed that there were two duck boats headed toward land, but one made it out safely.The amphibious boat travels on both land and water, and is popular among tourists in major cities. The boats’ history dates back to World War II, when such boats were a common sight due to their versatility.Severe thunderstorms hit BransonBranson was under a severe thunderstorm warning issued shortly before 6:30 p.m. local time, about half an hour before the boat capsized.There were numerous reports …
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