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17 dead after duck boat capsizes on Table Rock Lake
This is awful. So sad...
NEAR BRANSON, Mo. -- The Stone County Sheriff confirms eight fatalities involved in a duck boat capsizing on Table Rock Lake Thursday. Emergency crews responded to the incident shortly after 7 p.m. after a severe line of thunderstorms rolled through the area. Sheriff Doug Rader reports the boat had 31 people on board. He tells KY3 News four of those have been transported to a hospital. Some of the 31 on board include children. Divers are on the scene searching for more possible victims. The sheriff says he does not know how many on the boat are missing. The sheriff is asking for any family missing someone to go to Branson City Hall. It remains a rescue and recovery mission. http://www.ky3.com/content/news/Emer...488679201.html Last edited by Dartgod; 07-20-2018 at 11:53 AM.. Reason: updated the number of casualties |
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07-23-2018, 12:59 PM | #241 | |
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07-23-2018, 01:02 PM | #242 |
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Seems weird that ride the ducks wouldn’t have a minimum age or size to ride it. Is there life vest small enough to fit a 1 year old?
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07-23-2018, 01:06 PM | #243 |
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Why? It’s not some sort of thrill ride. It’s basically a bus and a boat, and there shouldn’t be any reason for a minimum size/age. I’m not sure if they had life vests for a one year old, but I know they definitely make them.
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07-23-2018, 01:10 PM | #245 |
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Would you of taken a baby on it? Not judging, just curious what the general consensus would be.
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07-23-2018, 01:12 PM | #246 |
You think you can get by this?
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I have a two year old who would love it. Little kids love bus rides and being on a boat. Also, they're on vacation. It's not like they have a babysitter handy to leave the toddler with while the rest of them go. Not sure on pricing, but I would assume the one year old was free as long as they were on a parents lap.
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07-23-2018, 01:17 PM | #247 |
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07-23-2018, 01:18 PM | #248 |
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Duck boats linked to more than 40 deaths since 1999
http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article215261040.html Maybe, it’s just me. |
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07-23-2018, 01:23 PM | #249 | |
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07-23-2018, 01:28 PM | #250 | |
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07-23-2018, 01:30 PM | #251 | |
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07-23-2018, 01:31 PM | #252 |
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07-23-2018, 01:32 PM | #253 | |
You think you can get by this?
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Oh, and because we're supposed to be grammar Nazis on here, it's "you're" and not "your". |
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07-23-2018, 01:37 PM | #254 | |
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