Although a woman and child died after a boat capsized, quick-acting ferry crews saved the lives of nine of the vessel's passengers.
said at a press conference that the unidentified woman and 7-year-old boy were pronounced dead after being pulled out of the river by first responders. While authorities have yet to release details regarding the incident, Sewell said it could have been worse.
A woman and child died after a boat capsized in the Hudson River in New York City. Officials praised rescue crews for saving the lives of nine other passengers. Above, Liberty Cruise's The Manhattan sails in the Hudson as the sun sets across the skyline of Midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building on July 7, 2022, as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey, across the river.Sewell said both the NYPD and the city's Fire Department dispatched crews in response to a 911 call at 2:46 p.m.
NY Waterway, the regional ferry system, said in a tweet that ferry crews responded at 3 p.m. to reports of an overturned boat north of the Pier 79 Midtown ferry terminal. Two ferries, the Garden State and the John Stevens,"arrived on the scene and their crews rescued 9 passengers," according to NY Waterway.
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