17 dead as tourist boat sinks in US lake

A tourist boat capsized and sank in a sudden storm on a lake in Missouri, leaving 17 dead, including some children, authorities said Friday after divers recovered the bodies of the last people who were missing. The 17 people who died ranged in age from one to 70 years of age, and included the boat's driver, according to the Stone County Sheriff's office. The accident was caused by heavy winds as a storm moved over the man-made lake in southern Missouri.

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