Stone Mountain Suspends Its Duck Boats, Following Missouri Accident
A duck boat sits idle in the parking lot of Ride the Ducks, an amphibious tour operator in Branson, Mo. The amphibious vehicle is similar to one of the company’s boats that capsized Thursday. Stone Mountain Park has suspended its own “Ride the Ducks” amphibious vehicle program.
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Following the fatal boating accident near Branson, Missouri, Stone Mountain Park has suspended its own “Ride the Ducks” amphibious vehicle program. The company said in a statement that it is awaiting more information on the Missouri accident.
Seventeen people died in a duck boat accident on a Southwest Missouri lake Thursday night. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
The NTSB has investigated multiple incidents with these land-to-water vehicles over the past two decades.
Ride the Ducks Branson, the operator of the boat involved in the accident was previously owned by a Norcross-based company, Herschend Family Entertainment. Ripley Entertainment bought it in December 2017.
However, Herschend does own the duck boats and other entertainment at Stone Mountain.
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