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Settlement Reached In Stone Co. Ride The Ducks Wrongful Death Suit

​January 23, 2020
Isaac Estes-Jones


A wrongful death suit, brought by the sons of one of the victims of 2018’s tragic duck boat sinking on Table Rock Lake, may have reached a settlement with Ripley Entertainment, who operated Ride The Ducks Branson at the time of the disaster, in which 17 people lost their lives. 


The suit was filed in August 2018 by William and Joseph Strecker. They are the sons of Rosemarie Hamann, one of the victims who lost their lives in the tragedy.


According to online court records, a motion was filed on Thursday, January 16, indicating a settlement of the wrongful death suit has been reached. All parties, Joseph and William Strecker and Ripley Entertainment, apparently signed the motion. 


This brings an end to the civil suits that were filed against Ripley Entertainment in the aftermath of the 2018 disaster. As is usual for these settlements, no details have been released.


A total of 31 lawsuits were filed against Ripley in the aftermath of the sinking.


These settlements are unrelated to the federal criminal charges filed against the three of the company’s employees, including the captain of the vessel that sank, Kenneth McKee. He is charged with 17 counts of negligence and inattention to duty, one for each of the lives lost.


Stretch Duck 07 sank in Table Rock Lake near the mooring of the Showboat Branson Belle on July 19. A severe thunderstorm that produced winds in excess of 70 miles per hour hit the amphibious vehicle not long after it left the shore.

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