Duck boat capsizes near Branson, Missouri; at least 17 killed
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BRANSON NEWS: Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.SUBSCRIBEThe death toll from a capsized duck boat that sank Thursday night during a thunderstorm on a Missouri lake has jumped to 17, according to officials.Five children were among those killed, according to a list of the victims released by the sheriff’s office Friday night. Nine of the 17 victims were reportedly related, and a list of names of those who died appears to confirm that.Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader announced Friday morning that the number of fatalities had risen to 17 after the bodies of four people who had been missing were recovered. Seven people were being treated at a hospital, one with severe injuries that were not considered life-threatening, the sheriff’s office added.National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener said Friday that the dead included 16 passengers and one crew member. In all, there were 29 passengers and two crew members on board, he said.Jul.20.201802:32The dead were identified Friday by the sheriff’s office as William Asher, 69; Rosemarie Hamann, 68; Janice Bright, 63; William Bright, 65; Leslie Dennison, 64; Bob Williams, 73; Steve Smith, 53; and Lance Smith, 15.Also killed in the accident were Angela Coleman, 45; Belinda Coleman, 69; Ervin Coleman, 76; Glenn Coleman, 40; Horace Coleman, 70; and 1-year-old Arya Coleman; Maxwell Coleman, 2; Evan Coleman, 7; and Reece Coleman, 9.Severe thunderstorms generating winds of up to 60 mph moved through the area when the Ride the Ducks boat encountered trouble around 7 p.m. local time (8 p.m. ET), reported NBC affiliate KYTV of Springfield.Rader cautioned it was early in the investigation to draw any conclusions, but said he believed weather may have been the cause, as the tourist boat was buffeted by powerful winds on Table Rock Lake near Branson.In a press conference Friday morning, Rader said he believed that …
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