2 dead, 12 injured after boat capsizes in New York Harbor
Just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday night, NYPD divers and FDNY responded to a call of a capsized boat off of Liberty Island.
On Saturday evening, a boat capsized in New York Harbor, resulting in the deaths of a 5-month-old baby and a 27-year-old woman, and leaving 12 others with minor injuries. Manuel Hernandez, a 46-year-old boat operator from Manhattan, has been arrested on 13 counts of reckless endangerment, according to the New York Police Department.
The incident occurred near the Statue of Liberty at around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, four hours after the boat capsized. The victims, identified as Sara Sanchez, the mother, and Antonella Garcia, the child, shared the same address in Queens. The Coast Guard is investigating whether the boat was involved in an illegal charter operation at the time of the incident.
Authorities are conducting a marine casualty investigation to determine the cause of the accident, involving the NYPD, Coast Guard Investigative Service, and other rescue teams.
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