Feds Charge Speedboat Operator After Mother and Infant Killed

A boat carrying 14 people capsized near Liberty Island in New York Harbor late Saturday. A 27-year-old woman and a 5-month-old girl died; 12 others survived.

• 911 dispatchers received a call about the overturned vessel at around 10:25 p.m.
• The boat was a 22-foot bowrider, according to a police source.
• 12 survivors were transported to nearby hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
• Both victims were pronounced dead at NYU Langone Health Brooklyn.

Why it matters: The NYPD Harbor Unit, Scuba Team, and Aviation Unit all responded, along with the U.S. Coast Guard.

• Divers located the woman and infant in the water after 12 others had already been rescued.

How 28 sources split on this story

What’s next: U.S. Coast Guard investigators are en route to interview the vessel's captain.

• No arrests have been made; the cause of the capsizing remains under investigation.
• What caused the boat to capsize has not been determined.
• Whether the woman and infant were related has not been confirmed.