Branson, missouri, duck boat tragedy: 17 dead, others injured in 'mass casualty' incident. seventeen people are dead after an amphibious duck boat accident thursday evening on table rock lake in. Nine members of tia coleman's family died in a duck boat crash near branson, missouri. kolr "and i said jesus please keep me, just keep me so i can get to my children," said coleman.. Online videos of branson duck boat tours from recent years show life jackets stowed beneath the roof of the boats, within arm’s reach of an adult. but few if any patrons were wearing them on.
For updates on the missouri duck boat accident, said this was the first such accident at ride the ducks, which was started more than 40 years ago. a manager of an irish pub in branson. On the evening of july 19, 2018, a duck boat operated by ride the ducks sank on table rock lake in the ozarks near branson, missouri, in the united states.the amphibious vehicle sank with 31 people on board, leaving 17 dead, during high winds associated with nearby severe thunderstorms.. An amphibious tour boat carrying 31 people sank in a furious squall on a southwestern missouri lake thursday evening, leaving 17 people dead, including nine members of one family, officials said..