Stretch Duck 7 being removed from Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, July 23, 2018
As had been widely expected (see earlier story), a federal court has dismissed a 47-count indictment against the captain and two managers charged in connection with the fatal sinking of the
Stretch Duck 7 duck boat in Table Rock Lake, Mo., in July 2018 that killed 17 people.
Those indictments were brought under admiralty law. However, U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush concluded the charges should be dismissed because Table Rock Lake is not considered a navigable waterway under admiralty law.”
He also recommended the case should be prosecuted at the state level rather than in a federal court should it continue.