Woman and baby are dead after boat capsizes near Statue of Liberty

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.

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