Duck Boat Accident Survivor Mourns Her 9 Relatives Who Drowned

(CNN) — Tia Coleman’s thoughts as she struggled to swim to the surface of the lake were focused on her family.
She and 10 of her relatives were on a family vacation from Indiana, taking a tour Thursday of Table Rock Lake near the Missouri tourist hotspot of Branson.
A treacherous squall sank the boat, sending Coleman down into cold, deep water.
She knew she had to go up to get to safety and to help her children.
“I said, ‘Lord, please, I’ve got to get to my babies.