Seventeen people are dead after an amphibious duck boat accident thursday evening on table rock lake in branson, mo. said the storm hit the lake with 80 mph winds that kicked up waves five. Before thursday’s accident, the deadliest event involving a duck boat was the 1999 accident in arkansas, when the miss majestic sank to the bottom of lake hamilton.. Branson duck boat accident: area warned of storms 8 hours in advance. seventeen people, including children, were killed when an amphibious duck boat capsized on table rock lake in branson.
Would wearing life jackets have made the deadly branson duck boat accident even worse? especially when hit with 5-foot waves like those on thursday.. "the waves were kind of pushing them toward the boat," martin said. ripley entertainment's website said it was offering to pay for all medical and funeral expenses for victims, to return all personal items from the accident scene and to help with families' travel or accommodations.. The duck boat that capsized and sank last week on a sightseeing cruise was raised from a missouri lake monday, more than three days after the accident that killed 17 people near the tourist town.
