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The '''Table Rock Lake duck boat accident''' was an incident that occurred in the evening hours of July 19, 2018 on [[Table Rock Lake]] in the [[Ozarks]] near [[Branson, Missouri]] in which seventeen passengers aboard a [[DUKW|duck boat]] overturned during a [[Thunderstorm|thunderstorm]].<ref name="FoxNews">{{cite web |last1=Joyce |first1=Kathleen |title=Missouri duck boat capsizes in lake amid violent storm; children among several dead |url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/20/missouri-duck-boat-capsizes-in-lake-amid-violent-storm-children-among-several-dead.html |website=Fox News |publisher=Fox News |accessdate=2018-07-20}}</ref> |
The '''Table Rock Lake duck boat accident''' was an incident that occurred in the evening hours of July 19, 2018 on [[Table Rock Lake]] in the [[Ozarks]] near [[Branson, Missouri]], in which seventeen passengers aboard a [[DUKW|duck boat]] overturned during a [[Thunderstorm|thunderstorm]].<ref name="FoxNews">{{cite web |last1=Joyce |first1=Kathleen |title=Missouri duck boat capsizes in lake amid violent storm; children among several dead |url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/20/missouri-duck-boat-capsizes-in-lake-amid-violent-storm-children-among-several-dead.html |website=Fox News |publisher=Fox News |accessdate=2018-07-20}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Duck boats are a modification of vehicles typically used by the [[United States Armed Forces |
Duck boats are a modification of vehicles typically used by the [[United States Armed Forces|United States military]] during the later years of [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]].<ref name="ExpressUK">{{cite web |last1=Laud |first1=Georgina |title=Missouri boat tragedy: 13 dead - What is a duck boat? Are they dangerous? |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/991920/missouri-boat-tragedy-duck-boat-capsized-storm-table-rock-lake |website=Express |accessdate=2018-07-20}}</ref> |
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==Accident== |
==Accident== |
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The accident occurred shortly after |
The accident occurred shortly after 7 PM local time on Thursday, July 19, 2018, as a line of thunderstorms moved across the region. The [[National Weather Service]] reports that winds in the area at the time were in excess of 60 [[Miles per hour|miles per hour]] and the storm over the lake was moving "very quickly" and causing "three-foot waves on the lake".<ref name="FoxNews"></ref> The first [[9-1-1|911]] call was received at 7:09 PM as the boat was already going under the water, according to the local sheriff.<ref name="KSDK">{{cite web |last1=Hulsey |first1=Joel |title=Branson duck boat tragedy: 17 dead, all passengers accounted for |url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/branson-duck-boat-tragedy-17-dead-all-passengers-accounted-for/63-575837245 |website=KSDK.com |publisher=Tegna, Inc. |accessdate=2018-07-20}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 16:30, 20 July 2018
The Table Rock Lake duck boat accident was an incident that occurred in the evening hours of July 19, 2018 on Table Rock Lake in the Ozarks near Branson, Missouri, in which seventeen passengers aboard a duck boat overturned during a thunderstorm.[1]
Background
Duck boats are a modification of vehicles typically used by the United States military during the later years of World War II and the Korean War.[2]
Accident
The accident occurred shortly after 7 PM local time on Thursday, July 19, 2018, as a line of thunderstorms moved across the region. The National Weather Service reports that winds in the area at the time were in excess of 60 miles per hour and the storm over the lake was moving "very quickly" and causing "three-foot waves on the lake".[1] The first 911 call was received at 7:09 PM as the boat was already going under the water, according to the local sheriff.[3]
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Kathleen. "Missouri duck boat capsizes in lake amid violent storm; children among several dead". Fox News. Fox News. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ Laud, Georgina. "Missouri boat tragedy: 13 dead - What is a duck boat? Are they dangerous?". Express. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ Hulsey, Joel. "Branson duck boat tragedy: 17 dead, all passengers accounted for". KSDK.com. Tegna, Inc. Retrieved 2018-07-20.