Nine members of the same family were among the 17 killed when a duck boat capsized inTable Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, on Thursday.The boat's driver was also among the 17 people who died when the boat capsized during severe thunderstorms.The amphibious vehicle went down with 29 passengers and two crew members on board.Nine members of the same family were among the 17 killed when a tourist duck boat capsized in Missouri on Thursday, Gov. Mike Parson told Fox News.Two other members of the family ' a 13-year-old boy and his aunt ' survived when the Ride the Ducks boat sank in Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, during severe thunderstorms.Parson provided no further information about the family, though Katie Cox from RTV6 reported that five adults and four children under the age of 10 were among the victims. Authorities have not yet identified the victims.#BREAKING Family members say this photo shows 8 of the 9 victims from Indy who were on a duck boat near Branson, Missouri when a storm hit yesterday. https://t.co/yYpJvnp6zyFive adults and four children (all under the age of 10) from the family were killed. pic.twitter.com/2JRrBotrSi' Katie Cox RTV6 (@KatieJoCox) July 20, 2018The amphibious vehicle went down with 29 passengers and two crew members on board.The boat's driver was also among the 17 who died, Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader said in a press conference on Friday morning. The boat's captain survived.Bodies of the victims, whose ages range from one year old to 70 years old, have all been recovered from Table Rock Lake.Of the 14 survivors, four adults, including two in critical condition, and three children were taken to Cox Medical Center Branson shortly after the incident.Winds in Branson reached more than 60 miles per hour on Thursday, and the National Weather Service had issued a severe-thunderstorm warning for the area.Watch the latest video at foxnews.comIn video taken from a nearby dock, the duck boat can be seen maneuvering through the choppy lake with water just inches from its windows.Rader said during a press conference that there were life jackets on board the boat when it capsized, though it is unknown if passengers were wearing them.The US Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident.Duck boats were originally used by the military during World War II. Several fatal accidents have occurred since they were repurposed as tourist vehicles ' including Thursday's incident, 41 people have died in accidents involving duck boats since 1999.Join the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: A diehard Mac user switches to PC
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