According to the FDNY, sea and land units responded to the Hudson River off West 46th Street and Pier 84 in Midtown Manhattan just after 2:45 p.m. Officials say a 7-year-old boy and a 50-year-old woman were killed when the ferry overturned directly in front of the Intrepid. Two other people are in critical condition, including the boat’s captain, while another is in critical but stable condition. Six other victims are also in stable condition. The boat was chartered by family and friends, and the boat owner was following the boat on a jet ski, officials said. The two people who died were trapped under the boat. An eyewitness saw the incident unfold on a New York ferry. “We went to the ship and we saw a boat overturned, everybody in the boat and they were screaming – so the ship stopped and they threw the life jacket and then we pulled them out one by one,” said Marsow. He said eight people were taken to the ship he was on, another person was taken to another ship and police rescued one more. In a statement, the New York Waterway Ferry operator said two of its ferries responded. Its crews rescued nine people on board. This is breaking news. This story will be updated as more information becomes available. ———-* Get eyewitness news * More New York news* Send us a news tip* Download the abc7NY app for emergency alerts * Follow us on YouTube Submit a news tip Copyright © 2022 WABC-TV. All rights reserved.
