At least 17 people are dead after a duck boat capsized on Table Rock Lake near Branson, Missouri, Thursday night, the Washington Post reports.
The details: Those killed during the severe thunderstorm include some children. Witnesses described seeing "waves of up to six feet high," per NBC News. Rescue operations continued on Friday.
The Associated Press reports that policy say those who died ranged in age from one to 70 years old.
The boat "wound up about 80 feet down in the water," per the Post.
President Trump tweeted on Friday: "My deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those involved in the terrible boat accident which just took place in Missouri. Such a tragedy, such a great loss. May God be with you all!"
