Search underway for missing person after boat capsizes near NYC

Crews are searching for a missing person after a boat capsized near Staten Island, New York, leaving three people dead. The U.S. Coast Guard was alerted to a vessel taking on water in the Ambrose Channel off the coasts of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, and Staten Island and Queens. Five people were pulled from the water, with four unresponsive. Two were airlifted to Staten Island University Hospital and three to Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook, where three were later pronounced dead. One was in critical condition and another stable. The search for the missing person is centered about five miles off the coast of Breezy Point. Multiple agencies including the Coast Guard, NYPD, FDNY, and New Jersey State Police are involved in the search. The cause of the boat capsizing is unknown, and an investigation is ongoing. The victims’ names have not been released, and the type of boat involved is unclear. The Ambrose Channel is a major shipping route in and out of the Port of New York and New Jersey.