ST. LOUIS, MO- The National Transportation Safety Board Tuesday released a preliminary report on the Thursday, July 19, fatal duck boat accident.

NTSB issues preliminary report on the July 19, Duck Boat accident near Branson, MO: https://t.co/wbdqU1dweC

— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) August 7, 2018

 

Seventeen people died including 9 from one family when the boat sank.

The tourist boat was on the lake despite wind speeds far exceeding allowable limits, according to a Coast Guard report issued last week.