Missouri: Hundreds mourn victims of Branson's duck boat accident
A Missouri town known for its country shows and entertainment mourned today after 17 people were killed when a tourist boat sank on churning water in a sudden storm.
A duck boat sits idle in the parking lot of Ride the Ducks, an amphibious tour operator in Branson, Mo. Friday, July 20, 2018. The amphibious vehicle is similar to one of the company's boats that capsized the day before on Table Rock Lake resulting in 17
The grief-stricken community hosted two separate vigils Friday night. In one, about 300 people gathered in the parking lot of Ride the Ducks of Branson and sang 'Amazing Grace.' | AP
Divers found the final four bodies yesterday in Table Rock Lake near Branson after the deadliest accident of its kind in nearly two decades. State and federal investigators were trying to determine what went sent the vessel known as a duck boat to its demise. | AP
A woman writes a message during a candlelight vigil in the parking lot of Ride the Ducks Friday, July 20, 2018 in Branson, Mo. | Associated Press
Mallory Cunningham, left, Santino Tomasetti, center, and Aubrey Reece attend a candlelight vigil in the parking lot of Ride the Ducks Friday, July 20, 2018, in Branson, Mo. | AP
eople walk past parked duck boats as the walk to a candlelight vigil in the parking lot of Ride the Ducks Friday, July 20, 2018, in Branson, Mo. | AP
People pray by a car thought to belong to a victim of Thursday's boating accident before a candlelight vigil in the parking lot of Ride the Ducks Friday, July 20, 2018, in Branson, Mo. | Associated Press
People pray outside Ride the Ducks, an amphibious tour operator involved in last night's duck boat accident on Table Rock Lake, Friday, July 20, 2018 in Branson, Mo. | AP
A park ranger patrols an area Friday, July 20, 2018, near where a duck boat capsized the night before resulting in at least 13 deaths on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo. | AP
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