INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
US: Nine family members among 17 dead in 'duck boat' tragedyCHICAGO: Nine members of one family were among
17 people killed when a US tourist boat capsized during a sudden storm on a Missouri lake, relatives told US media on Friday, with
of whom captured video of the amphibious vessel bobbing in rough waters on Table Rock Lake near the city of Branson, a popular holiday
bed."I lost all of my children
look ominous at the very first."The New York Times quoted another relative, Carolyn Coleman, as saying three generations of the Indianapolis
family, including four children, died.They had rented a van and travelled to Branson for their annual road trip, she told the
newspaper.Police said 31 people were aboard the vessel, known as a duck boat for its wheels that allow it to ride on land and float low on
the water.The hybrid nature of such craft has previously raised safety questions.The boat was seen struggling to reach shore against strong
winds, before succumbing to the waves and beginning to sink
He was one of two crew, US media reported
The other, who survived, was in charge when the craft owned by Ripley Entertainment company took to the water.Several people were injured
