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Several major tourist destinations in the United States feature duck boat tours, including Austin, Boston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. [9] Before the Table Rock Lake accident, there had been several other fatal incidents involving duck boats, [10] notably one near Hot Springs, Arkansas, on May 1, 1999, [11] [12] in which 13 ...
The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the accident was the tugboat operator's inattention to his duties. [9] The tugboat operator served a one-year sentence for “the maritime equivalent of involuntary manslaughter .” [ 8 ] Six years after the accident, Ride The Ducks ceased operations in Philadelphia.
[10] [11] [12] In 2010, a partnership between local, state and federal organizations led to the purchase of the Three Sisters Springs for $10.5 million. [7] [8] [10] Three Sisters Springs became "a protected, national wildlife refuge" managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; [11] it is co-owned by the District and the City of Crystal ...
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A family of 4 from Virginia, including two young girls known on social media as the "Ice Skating Sisters," were killed in the Washington, D.C., plane crash Wednesday.
The train crashed into another one in the station leading to guests boarding that train to be injured. The two ejected victims were pronounced dead at nearby Shore Medical Center in Somers Point, New Jersey. This accident caused the state of New Jersey to change its fine for an amusement ride law violation from $500 to $5,000. [97]
Three teens from Kearney were involved in a deadly, four-vehicle wrong-way crash on Interstate 29 in Missouri, near the Iowa border, that happened after a police pursuit crossed the state line.
In reaction to this accident, at least nine similar rides around the world were closed for inspection at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden, [15] Kennywood in Pittsburgh, [16] and at parks run by Six Flags, [17] Cedar Fair, [17] and PARC Management. [18] On July 3, 2007, the victim's family released a statement stating that doctors reattached her ...