Two more Ripley employees indicted on federal charges after duck boat tragedy

Two more Ripley employees indicted on federal charges after duck boat tragedy

A news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri says Lanham was the general manager of Ride the Ducks Branson, and Baltzell was the company’s operations supervisor.

Baltzell, who was in charge of monitoring the weather, checked the radar that evening and told McKee and the duck boat’s road driver at 6:28 p.m. to start the tour with the water portion and then finish with the road portion since a storm was on its way, according to the indictment.

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