Branson duck boat tragedy: 17 dead, all passengers accounted for [View all]

BRANSON — Seventeen people, including at least one child, are dead after an amphibious duck boat capsized Thursday evening on Table Rock Lake.

At least seven other passengers were injured, including two in serious condition. On Friday morning, the Missouri State Highway Patrol found the last four bodies that had been unaccounted for, according to Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader.

Rader reported 11 were dead just after 11 p.m. Thursday. Two more bodies were discovered later in the night before the final search on Friday. The Ride the Ducks tourist boat sank near the Showboat Branson Belle with a reported 31 people on board.

During a press conference Friday morning, Rader said it was too early to know the cause of the incident. He said there were life jackets in the boat but it's not clear how safety equipment was used.

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