# Mother and baby die in New York boat capsize; operator charged 2026-08-09T22:46:16+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A mother and her five-month-old daughter have been identified as the two people who died when an overcrowded motorboat capsized in New York Harbor near the Statue of Liberty. Sara Sanchez, 27, and Antonella Garcia, from Queens, were among 14 people aboard a 21ft Yamaha AR210 designed for about ten passengers. The boat overturned near Liberty Island around 10:30 pm on Saturday. Emergency crews rescued 12 people; at least six were hospitalised. The operator, Manuel Hernandez, 46, was charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment, police sources said. Further charges linked to the deaths may follow. A source told the New York Post that the boat should have carried no more than five passengers given harbor hazards, calling recreational boating 'the Wild West'. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: boat accident, capsizing, Liberty Island, New York, reckless endangerment, US news Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mother-and-baby-die-in-new-york-boat-capsize-operator-charged/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mother-and-baby-die-in-new-york-boat-capsize-operator-charged/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.