### [2026-08-9](/feed/2026/08/9/index.md)

##### Statue of Liberty
# The boat operator involved in a capsizing that killed two people, including a 5-month-old toddler, and injured 12 others near the Statue of Liberty, New York City, United States on August 8 has been arrested on 13 counts of reckless endangerment. 




### Sources:

1. [ABC](https://abcnews.com/US/2-dead-12-injured-after-boat-capsizes-new/story?id=135496017)

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