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Video of duck boat's final moments show
New details are emerging about a deadly tour boat accident in Branson, Missouri. The boat sank during a violent storm, killing 17 people. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca reports.
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Officials say 17 people died when a duck boat capsized and sank in a storm in Branson, Missouri. Fourteen people survived and officials say they've accounted for everyone who was on the boat at the time. CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave joins CBSN to discuss the NTSB investigation into the incident.
Duck boat death toll rises
Officials say 17 people died when a duck boat capsized and sank in a storm in Branson, Missouri. Fourteen people survived and officials say they've accounted for everyone who was on the boat at the time. CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave joins CBSN to discuss the NTSB investigation into the incident.
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17 people are dead after a duck boat capsized and sank in Branson, Missouri, during a powerful storm
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Thirteen are confirmed dead after a tour boat capsized and sank on a lake near Branson, Missouri, during a powerful storm on Thursday. Four of the 31 total passengers who were aboard the duck boat are still missing. At a news briefing Friday morning, Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader said that the captain of the boat was among the survivors.
13 dead, 4 missing in duck boat accident
Thirteen people are dead after a tour boat carrying 31 passengers capsized and sank on Table Rock Lake near Branson, Missouri, during a powerful thunderstorm. Some of the victims are children. Police say four of them are still missing. Kenneth Craig reports.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, emergency officials holding press conference on deadly capsizing of duck boat
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