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Baby, woman die after boat overturns near Statue of Liberty; Man charged in incident
Gothamist • • nation
Key Points:
- A Manhattan man, Manuel Hernandez, 46, has been charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment following a boat capsizing in New York Harbor that killed a 5-month-old girl and her 27-year-old mother.
- The incident occurred around 10:25 p.m. near the Statue of Liberty involving a 22-foot bowrider boat, with NYPD, FDNY, Coast Guard vessels, and a police helicopter responding to the emergency.
- The victims were identified as Queens residents Sara Sanchez and her daughter Antonella Garcia; both were rescued from the water but later died at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn.
- A dozen other passengers were rescued and are reported to be in stable condition, while the investigation continues, including scrutiny over whether Hernandez operated an illegal charter.
- Hernandez was arrested early Sunday morning and is believed to have been the boat’s captain; his relationship to the victims remains unclear.
