A woman and a 5-month-old infant died after a boat capsized in the waters off Liberty Island in New York Harbor on Saturday night. The vessel, identified as a 22-foot bowrider motorboat, overturned at approximately 10:25 p.m. carrying 14 people.
Emergency responders, including NYPD divers and FDNY units, were dispatched to the scene. By the time the NYPD arrived, 12 individuals had been pulled from the water by others. NYPD divers subsequently located the woman and child. Both were transported to NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn, where they were pronounced dead.
The cause of the capsizing remains under investigation. The identities of the victims have not been released pending family notification. Several of the rescued individuals were treated for minor injuries at the hospital, with some still holding onto their life jackets in the hospital lobby.
Video footage from the incident shows the harbor after the capsizing, with the blue and red lights of emergency craft illuminating the water as rescue operations were underway. Relatives of those involved expressed distress at the hospital following the incident.