As the death toll from the duck boat accident on table rock lake rose to 17 on friday, it surpassed the number of people killed in a similar tragedy nearly 20 years earlier in arkansas.. In 1999, in hot springs, arkansas a duck boat sank and claimed the lives of 13 people. in 2010, a stalled duck boat on the delaware river in philadelphia was run over by a barge; two tourists were. Two people aboard the "ride the duck" boat in branson that capsized thursday night are from arkansas, according to a religious newspaper. steve smith, a deacon with the osceola church of christ.
Five college students were killed in 2015 in seattle when a duck boat collided with a bus. thirteen people died in 1999 when a boat sank near hot springs, arkansas. "duck boats are death traps," said andrew duffy, an attorney whose philadelphia law firm handled litigation related to two fatal duck boat accidents there.. Thirteen people died in 1999 when a boat sank near hot springs, arkansas. "duck boats are death traps," said andrew duffy, an attorney whose philadelphia law firm handled litigation related to two. But this isn't the first time duck boats have been involved in a deadly crash. in 1999, 13 people died when a duck boat sank in hot springs, arkansas. the national transportation safety board.