Vigil held for victims of Missouri duck boat tragedy: ‘This is Branson, this is who we are’
BRANSON MO NEWS: Vigil held for victims of Missouri duck boat tragedy: ‘This is Branson, this is who we are’ originally appeared on abcnews.go.comHundreds gathered Friday night on the shore of Table Rock Lake in Missouri to honor the lives of the 17 people killed when a duck boat sank in rough waters the night before.Few of those in attendance knew the people who died, many of whom were tourists, but the sentiment was the same: The Branson, Missouri, community needed to show support.”This has been my community for 10 years, so just hearing about it last night I felt completely helpless at home, not feeling like there’s anything I could do, so just coming out tonight was sort of my emotional way of showing support,” Alyssa Ambrosier said. “Even though it’s not much I just felt like it was my way of being part of the community, sharing my heart however I could.”(MORE: 9 family members among the 17 dead in Missouri duck boat accident)(MORE: A look back at past deadly duck tour incidents)Attendees at a vigil in Branson, Mo., on Friday, July 20, 2018, lay flowers in the parking lot of a duck boat tour company after 17 people died when a boat sank on Thursday. (ABC News)MorePeople pray outside Ride the Ducks, an amphibious tour operator involved in a boating accident on Table Rock Lake, Friday, July 20, 2018 in Branson, Mo. (AP)More
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