Three Dead, One Missing After Boat Capsizes Near Staten Island
Rescue crews continue searching for a missing individual after a vessel carrying six people overturned in freezing waters off Breezy Point, New York.
- The U.S. Coast Guard and multiple agencies are searching for one person still missing after a boat capsized on Sunday in the Ambrose Channel, about five miles southeast of Breezy Point.
- Three people have been confirmed dead, while two others were hospitalized—one in critical condition and the other in stable condition.
- The boat reportedly began taking on water around noon on Sunday, prompting an emergency response involving rescue boats and a helicopter.
- Four of the five individuals rescued from the water were unresponsive, and CPR was administered at the scene before they were transported to hospitals.
- Authorities have not disclosed the cause of the incident, the type of vessel involved, or the identities of the victims, and an investigation is ongoing.