Buddy of mine just told me about this. Happened just north of his river camp.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...6902da823d2539

Sad to keep reading about these fatal boating accidents. Condolences and Prayers to the families and friends of those who died in this crash and for a speedy recovery to those who were injured. R.I.P.

11 people in a Jon boat?
Either its not your average size jon boat or it was LOADED!

That was my thought, I'm betting it was overloaded, sad none the less

11 people, in a john boat, at 2 am on a river. Sad but predictable outcome. Still horrible though.

Sounds like these boats are not the jon boat many think of.
They are often called plate boats and can be 20-30' long with a wide beam so 10 people would not be any different than a loaded 21' runabout.

MWBP has a thread with better info.
A case of kids having fun on the river and the dangers in an uncontroled environment caught up for some.
Sad situation but we cant live our lives in a rubber room.