11 dead in Branson, Missouri, after tourist boat accident on Table Rock Lake
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BRANSON NEWS: USA Today NetworkSpringfield (Mo.) News-Leader
Published 10:51 p.m. ET July 19, 2018 | Updated 6:30 a.m. ET July 20, 2018CLOSE
At least 11 people, including children, died after a boat carrying tourists on a Branson, Missouri lake capsized and sank, the local sheriff said. 5 people remained missing overnight. Divers plan to resume searching on Friday morning. (July 20)
APEmergency responders at the scene of a “mass casualty” incident involving a tourist boat in Branson on Thursday July 19, 2018.(Photo: Nathan Papes/News-Leader)BRANSON, Mo. – Eleven people, including at least one child, are dead and several others hospitalized after an amphibious duck boat capsized Thursday on Table Rock Lake in Missouri.According to Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader, a Ride the Ducks tourist boat reportedly sank with 31 people on board.Rader said an off-duty sheriff’s deputy was working security at the scene and helped rescue survivors. Recovery efforts continued after dark, with some passengers still unaccounted for. A dive team from Western Taney County was in the water and a team from the Missouri State Highway Patrol was on the way, as well.More: Eyewitness video: Joplin couple on Branson Belle saw duck boat disaster happenMore: Eyewitness to storm that sank Table Rock duck boat: ‘I’ve never seen anything like it’First responders from multiple agencies responded to the incident, initially reported as a “mass casualty incident” involving a “tourist type boat” on Table Rock Lake near Branson.Divers staged near the Showboat Branson Belle, according to a statement issued by the Southern Stone County Fire Protection District.The statement, issued at 8:20 p.m., specified that the Branson Belle itself was not involved.Rader said weather was thought to have caused a Ride the Ducks tourist boat to capsize. Weather reports said high winds hit the area at about 7 p.m.AutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideJim Pulley, owner of …
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