NYC boat survivor held baby moments before she was killed with her mom: ‘There was no time’

"It was a celebration, and it ended in tragedy," the survivor said.

Manuel Hernandez was charged with two counts of misconduct and neglect of a ship officer resulting in death in the accident, which killed Sara Sanchez, 27, and her 5-month-old daughter, Antonella Garcia.

Manuel Hernandez, the boat's 46-year-old captain, was arrested on reckless endangerment charges and also charged in federal court with two counts of misconduct and neglect.

The driver of a speedboat that capsized in New York Harbor over the weekend, killing a 27-year-old woman and her infant daughter, has been charged with causing their deaths through misconduct or neglect

Speedboat driver charged after capsizing on Statue of Liberty tour, killing infant and mother  AP News

Manuel Hernandez allegedly ignored safety warnings and overcrowded a New York Harbor boat tour before it capsized, killing a mother and her baby.

Manuel Hernandez knew there were no life vests for children when he allowed an infant on board, according to a federal complaint. The child and her mother died in the accident.

Twelve other individuals were rescued and remain in stable condition

The captain of a boat that capsized Saturday in New York Harbor, killing a woman and infant, was charged in federal court Monday afternoon.

The captain of a boat that capsized Saturday night in the busy waters near the Statue of Liberty, killing a young mother and her 5-month-old daughter, faces two federal counts of misconduct or neglect of a ship officer resulting in death.

In a statement to Global News, the NYPD said police received a 911 call reporting an overturned vessel in the vicinity of Liberty Island on Saturday at 10:25 p.m. local time.

Federal authorities take over case against captain charged in deadly New York boat capsizing  cnn.com

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.

Police divers located the 27-year-old woman and five-month-old girl in the water following a crash on Saturday night which saw passengers hurled from a 22-foot Bayliner speedboat into New York Harbour

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

Manuel Hernandez charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment after boat overturned in New York harbor The captain of a boat that capsized in the New York harbor on Saturday evening has been charged following the deaths of a 27-year-old woman and her five-month-old daughter. Manuel Hernandez, 46, was arrested and ch

The pair died after a boat overturned in New York Harbor near the Statue of Liberty, police said.

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.

The Israel Fire and Rescue Authority and Israel Police officers searched for the boy, but he was lifeless by the time he was located.

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—

​The New York Police Department is investigating the killing as a homicide. ​A woman and child are reportedly dead after a boat carrying more than a dozen people capsized in New York.The vessel overturned off Liberty Island and New York Harbor, where the iconic Statue of Liberty is located, at around 10:27 p.m. local t

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