BRANSON MO NEWS:
A man who helped rescue drowning passengers in the Missouri duck boat disaster is now suing the company because he claims he was injured trying to help and suffers from post traumatic stress.
Gregory Harris filed a lawsuit against the owners and captain of the duck boat on Wednesday following last month’s tragedy on Table Rock Lake in Branson that killed 17 people.
Harris said he was working on the Showboat Branson Belle on July 19 when he witnessed the duck boat capsize and sink during a fierce thunderstorm.
He said he jumped into the lake to help rescue the drowning victims.
Harris said he helped pull two women and a man out of the water by passing them to people in a nearby boat who had also come out to help.
According to the lawsuit, Harris ‘broke down and had trouble going on’ when he came across a small child who had drowned.
He said pulling the dead bodies from the water left him depressed, anxious and suffering from PTSD.
Harris, who said the ordeal led to him quitting his job, claims to have injured his right arm and lower back and had a crown knocked out of his mouth while trying to rescue the drowning victims, according to the suit.
His lawsuit accuses Ride The Ducks International and captain Kenneth Scott McKee of putting profits before the safety of passengers, claiming they knew the boat was unsafe to take out in the weather.
An Indiana family who lost nine relatives in the accident has also filed a lawsuit seeking $100million in damages against the owners and operators.
Both lawsuits allege that the operators ignored a severe thunderstorm warning that was issued 20 minutes before the tour began.
The storm warning indicated that winds could reach up to 60 miles per hour.
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