Mum and baby die after boat capsizes near Statue of Liberty

Landscape views of the Statue of Liberty at dawn, seen from the Staten Island Ferry, July 22, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

A baby and a woman have died after a boat capsized by the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour.

Coast Guard pulled a dozen survivors from the water after a 22ft motorboat flipped over.

Divers then found the dead infant, who was reportedly only five months old, and the woman.

They were airlifted to a Brooklyn hospital in critical condition, but died.

It is unclear if the victims are related, or what caused the boat to capsize.

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