17 dead after duck boat capsizes on Table Rock Lake

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by luv

http://www.ky3.com/content/news/Miss...488759481.html

BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — A spokeswoman for Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says nine of the 17 people who died in a duck boat accident are from the same family.

Parson spokeswoman Kelli Jones says Friday that another two members of the same family survived when the boat capsized on Table Rock Lake near the tourist town of Branson. 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.

Well, that's one of the more horrific things I've ready lately. I can't imagine being one of the two who made it.

[Flying High D]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Well, that's one of the more horrific things I've ready lately. I can't imagine being one of the two who made it.

I wonder which two made it.

[WhawhaWhat]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Well, that's one of the more horrific things I've ready lately. I can't imagine being one of the two who made it.

One of the surviving members of the Coleman family who was on the boat said that the captain told passengers not to worry about life jackets.

"You don't need 'em," she recalled him saying. "So nobody grabbed them."https://t.co/gJ1EoXs06N

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) July 20, 2018

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

One of the surviving members of the Coleman family who was on the boat said that the captain told passengers not to worry about life jackets.

"You don't need 'em," she recalled him saying. "So nobody grabbed them."https://t.co/gJ1EoXs06N
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) July 20, 2018

Yeah screw that. I have been in a small boat in the middle of a lake when a storm rolled in and thought I was going in the drink. I make the girl I was with vest up and I did the same. I managed to get the thing back to shore without sinking it, but I have had a healthy respect for weather/lakes since that incident. I error on the side of caution.

[cooper barrett]

Originally Posted by Bwana

Yeah screw that. I have been in a small boat in the middle of a lake when a storm rolled in and thought I was going in the drink. I make the girl I was with vest up and I did the same. I managed to get the thing back to shore without sinking it, but I have had a healthy respect for weather/lakes since that incident. I error on the side of caution.

I used to beach the fishing boat on Riss Lake when lightning and high winds hit.

The Ducks have a responsibility to protect their passengers and if they were told of 60 mph winds anywhere near the time window and went into the lake then there is negligence. If the storm, like in the IN stage collapse, hit early and at more than twice the force as forecasted, it may just turn into lawyers missing in the wind.

I have no reservations about taking a duck out on the lake, as I have done many times, but wouldn't consider one anything but a fair weather vessel.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by cooper barrett

I used to beach the fishing boat on Riss Lake when lightning and high winds hit.

The Ducks have a responsibility to protect their passengers and if they were told of 60 mph winds anywhere near the time window and went into the lake then there is negligence. If the storm, like in the IN stage collapse, hit early and at more than twice the force as forecasted, it may just turn into lawyers missing in the wind.

I have no reservations about taking a duck out on the lake, as I have done many times, but wouldn't consider one anything but a fair weather vessel.

I saw a report with a meteorologist talking about the storm. They said they were tracking the storm, a typical Midwest thunderstorm, and they had time to finish and be docked by the time it arrived. Unfortunately, the report said the winds preceded the storm, as you can see in the video, it's not raining yet. These winds developed extremely quickly and were way more intense and don't show up on radar. The reporter said the rains didn't come until 5-10 minutes after the event and they would have had plenty of time to dock based on radar. The actual rain and thunderstorm only lasted a few minutes. Don't know the validity of this, but it makes some sense. Very sad deal.

[dj56dt58]

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief

I saw a report with a meteorologist talking about the storm. They said they were tracking the storm, a typical Midwest thunderstorm, and they had time to finish and be docked by the time it arrived. Unfortunately, the report said the winds preceded the storm, as you can see in the video, it's not raining yet. These winds developed extremely quickly and were way more intense and don't show up on radar. The reporter said the rains didn't come until 5-10 minutes after the event and they would have had plenty of time to dock based on radar. The actual rain and thunderstorm only lasted a few minutes. Don't know the validity of this, but it makes some sense. Very sad deal.

Even if this was the case..they are still cutting it close which is inexcusable especially on a ride that typically has a lot of kids on board