Man arrested after boat capsizes near Statue of Liberty killing woman and infant

The operator of a boat that overturned near the Statue of Liberty, killing a woman and a baby, has been arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, New York police said.

Twelve people were rescued from the water after a large search and rescue operation, police say.

A woman and a 5-month-old baby died after a boat capsized near Liberty Island in the New York Harbor Saturday night.

A woman and an infant are dead after a 22 -foot-boat loaded with 14 people capsized in the New York Harbor near the Statue of Liberty late Saturday night.

Manuel Hernandez, a 46-year-old Manhattan resident, faces 13 counts of reckless endangerment after the motorboat he operated capsized in New York Harbor late Saturday, killing a 27-year-old woman and a 5-month-old girl. The victims were pulled from the water by police divers and pronounced dead at NYU Langone Hospital—

Luke Alsford | News Reporter Published August 9, 2026 9:39am Updated August 9, 2026 9:43am A dozen survivors have been pulled from the waters (Picture: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) A baby and a woman have died after a boat capsized by the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour. Coast Guard pulled a dozen