Scooterjim
Elite Member
One of our "Ducks" went down last night with a full load of passengers. A quick moving thunderstorm with 70+ mph winds turned Table Rock Lake into a churning sea. The 6 mph duck had no chance. 17 people didn't make it. 14 did thanks to heroes who jumped into the water from the nearby Branson Belle, A dinner cruise ship that stayed docked due to weather. The ramp the ducks use is close to the Belle. It's not a public ramp but was a county road before the lake was flooded. I have stood there many times watching them come and go. They give everyone duck calls, you can't help but smile as they all quack "Anchors Away" as they hit the water.
5 foot waves in a lake are different than ocean waves, they bounce off all the shores and come from every direction. I can not imagine the courage it took for those heroes to jump into action. They had to have know they could die. First one in was an off duty sheriff deputy working a private security security job, it's something I'll think about the next time I get pulled over or scrammed. I would not have found any fault if he had done nothing, there was really nothing anyone could do, and yet they did it.
5 foot waves in a lake are different than ocean waves, they bounce off all the shores and come from every direction. I can not imagine the courage it took for those heroes to jump into action. They had to have know they could die. First one in was an off duty sheriff deputy working a private security security job, it's something I'll think about the next time I get pulled over or scrammed. I would not have found any fault if he had done nothing, there was really nothing anyone could do, and yet they did it.