A boat capsized in the Hudson River off Manhattan's West Side on Tuesday afternoon, sending a dozen people into the water. Two people were killed and three were critically hurt, police said.
, and U.S. Coast Guard, including divers, also responded to the overturned jet boat and pulled the rest of the people from the river, officials said.
"Unfortunately at this time, both of those individuals have been pronounced deceased," Sewell said. "This is a tragic day for New Yorkers. Indeed, it may have well been worse were it not for the incredible effort by not only our own extraordinary first responders but also the swift response from the New York Waterway ferries, who rescued nine additional people from the water."
The captain of the boat is licensed, authorities said. The boat's owner was following behind on a personal watercraft, police said.Ferry personnel rescue boaters after their vessel capsized in the Hudson River in New York, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Inspector Anthony Russo, the commanding officer of the NYPD Harbor Unit, said the department is looking into conditions on the river, possible issues with the boat, and other potential causes.
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