17 dead as tourist boat sinks in US lake

Washington DC: A tourist boat capsized and sank in a sudden storm on a lake in Missouri, leaving at least 17 people dead, as authorities search for three others still missing. Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader said 31 people had been aboard the amphibious vessel, known as a duck boat for its wheels that allow it to ride on land in addition to floating low on the water. Divers were scouring the lake for survivors and bodies following the accident overnight on Table Rock Lake, officials said. Several of the dead were children. Rader told journalists that some of the passengers managed to reach shore after the boat capsized and began to sink.