{"id":317928,"date":"2026-08-10T18:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/317928\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T18:10:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:10:23","slug":"feds-charge-speedboat-operator-after-mother-and-infant-are-killed-in-new-york-harbor-capsizing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/317928\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds charge speedboat operator after mother and infant are killed in New York Harbor capsizing"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK \u2013 The operator of a speedboat that capsized in New York Harbor<\/a> over the weekend, killing a 27-year-old woman and her infant daughter, is due to appear in federal court in Manhattan on Monday.<\/p>\n

Authorities did not immediately reveal the federal charge or charges brought against Manuel Hernandez, a 46-year-old New York man already facing state charges of reckless endangerment in the deaths of Sara Sanchez and her 5-month-old daughter, Antonella Garcia.<\/p>\n

It was also unclear who will represent Hernandez in federal court.<\/p>\n

Nicholas Biase, a spokesperson for Manhattan federal prosecutors, said Hernandez was in federal custody and that further information would be provided.<\/p>\n

The mother and daughter died after a 22-foot Bayliner speedboat overturned late Saturday near the Statue of Liberty. <\/p>\n

Police divers found them and they were pronounced dead at a hospital. Twelve other people were rescued before police arrived. The U.S. Coast Guard said they were in stable condition.<\/p>\n

Capt. Doreen McCarthy, the Coast Guard Sector New York commander, credited the rescue of survivors to \u201cheroic, swift actions\u201d by those who responded from various agencies, along with a good Samaritan vessel.<\/p>\n

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