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The Democratic senator didn't offer specifics after she was briefed Friday evening by officials from the
The state's other senator, Republican
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Beck says the ticket taker realized the family should have boarded at a different location in
The family had to get new tickets and was put on the boat that eventually sank. Beck said she recognized the family When pictures began circulating Friday
Beck says the water became choppy while they were on the lake and the captain decided to return to shore.
But she says she doesn't blame the operator of the doomed boat.
A survivor of the tourist boat accident that killed 17 people, including nine of her relatives, says the captain of the boat told passengers not to bother grabbing life jackets.
Coleman says the captain of the boat told passengers, "Don't worry about grabbing the life jackets — you won't need them."
She says by the time it was clear life jackets were needed, "it was too late."
An email seeking comment from a spokeswoman for
The local hospital's president says that an employee of a nearby riverboat cruise line stayed with a small child who survived the capsizing of a duck boat on a
Mahoney said the young woman threw a life preserver to try and help as the duck boat sank.
Mahoney said it is not clear how the young woman and the child arrived at the hospital. But he said once they were there the employee stayed with the child until her father came about
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A thunderstorm creating high winds moved through the area Thursday evening.
Rader said one of the two boats on the lake at the time made it back to land.
The nine members of one family who died in the duck boat accident were from
The tourist duck boat capsized in stormy weather Thursday night on
A resident of the
The duck boat capsized Thursday evening on
Ayers called the fatal accident a "fluke" and said she hopes it doesn't tarnish Branson because most of its income comes from tourists.
She and her family moved to Branson 3½ years ago after visiting regularly from their previous hometown in the
A spokeswoman for
Parson spokeswoman
The governor's office had no other information about the family members. Authorities have not yet identified the victims.
The boat capsized Thursday evening when a thunderstorm hit the area and brought winds that approached near-hurricane speeds.
Twenty-nine passengers and two crew members were on the boat when it capsized. The boat's driver was among those killed.
The president of the company that owns the Branson duck boats says a sudden "microburst" of high winds apparently came up suddenly before one of the boats capsized, killing 17 people.
The accident happened Thursday on
Pattison told The Associated Press that the water was calm and flat when the amphibious vehicle arrived at the lake, but a sudden storm emerged and "turned it into turbulence."
Pattison says his company is "sad" and "devastated" by the deaths.
Parson spent Friday in the Branson area after the boat sank Thursday evening on
He said people rushed in to help "in extremely dangerous conditions."
Parson met with
The governor pledged the support of all state resources to help in an investigation by the
A spokeswoman for the
Seventeen people died Thursday when a Ride the Duck boat capsized in
Driver says Ride the Ducks of Branson has a permit from the corps to operate on the lake.
Doctors believe that two people in critical condition after a duck boat sank in a
The two adults are in critical condition after nearly drowning in the accident Thursday evening.
Cox received seven patients Thursday. Two are those in critical condition, one refused treatment and the remaining four, including three children, were treated for minor injuries such as sore ears and general anxiety.
Clifton says the hospital treated the accident like a mass casualty event and called in extra staff in anticipation of a large number of patients.
A candlelight vigil is planned to remember the 17 people killed when a duck boat capsized in stormy weather in southern
Several pastors will be gathering at
The Ride the Ducks boat sank Thursday night in
Branson is about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of
Authorities say it could take several days to raise a duck boat that sank in southern
Pace says the area has been secured and the investigation turned over to the
Pace says divers indicated that the water visibility was better than normal, expediting the recovery of the victims' bodies. They ranged in age from 1- to 70-years-old.
Corrects the name of the lake in
A man who witnessed a deadly
He says he didn't think the duck boats would have a problem despite the weather because they are repurposed military vehicles. He says that when the duck boat capsized, people aboard the riverboat tried to guide the passengers to safety. He says he saw a woman holding on for "dear life" to one of the riverboat's paddles before being rescued.
The
Meteorologist
The Weather Service then issued a severe thunderstorm warning at
The first 911 calls about the boat capsizing were reported seven minutes later.
Wind gusts in the Branson area reached 50 to 60 mph.
The mayor of a southwest
Branson Mayor
She says Williams' wife learned of her husband's death at
Mourners have been leaving flowers on cars in the parking lot of the duck boat's business.
The mayor says residents of and visitors to the southwest
Branson Mayor
Best says Branson, known as an entertainment center, is usually a city "full of smiles," but that "today we are grieving and crying."
Investigators with the
Coast Guard Petty Officer
Authorities are releasing few details, including whether the people aboard were wearing life jackets. The
Authorities say the final four people missing since a boat capsized on a lake in southern
The office manager at the
The victims' names haven't been released.
Branson is about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of
Authorities are working to recover a duck boat that capsized and sank in a southern
He says the first call about the capsized boat came in at
The victims' names haven't been released.
Authorities say the four people still missing after a duck boat capsized in southern
Rader says the driver of the Ride the Ducks boat died but that the captain survived when the boat sank Thursday night in Table
Rader says an off-duty deputy aboard the nearby Showboat
Branson is about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of
The
Meteorologist
Schaumann says wind gusts of 50 to 65 mph (80 to 105 kph) were recorded around the time the boat capsized Thursday night in
President
In a Friday morning tweet, the president sends his: "deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those involved in the terrible boat accident which just took place in
He adds: "Such a tragedy, such a great loss. May God be with you all!"
Local officials said 14 people survived the sinking of a duck boat and four others remain missing after the accident Thursday evening on
A witness has described the wind-borne chaos as a duck boat capsized and sank in a lake in southwest
Thirteen people were killed and four others are missing.
Lester's boyfriend,
Branson is about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of
Authorities say divers have found two more bodies after a duck boat carrying tourists capsized in southwest
Pace says those who died ranged in age from 1 to 70-years old.
Branson is about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of
Authorities say six people remain missing after a duck boat carrying tourists capsized and sank on a lake in southwest
Seven people were hospitalized after the boat capsized and two are in critical condition.
Divers with the
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The
Rader says stormy weather is believed to be what caused the Ride the Ducks boat to capsize Thursday night.
Branson is about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of
A sheriff in
Rader says an off-duty sheriff's deputy working security helped rescue people. He says recovery efforts are ongoing, with some passengers still unaccounted for.
A dive team is assisting.
Rader says weather is believed to have caused the boat to capsize.
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