World

ICE detains captain of New York boat that capsized and led to death of mother and daughter

The Guardian Australia - World · 21 August 2026 at 5:05 am

ICE detains captain of New York boat that capsized and led to death of mother and daughter

DHS says Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana is in US illegally after lying to border patrol when he entered in 2007 The captain of a boat that capsized in the New York harbor, resulting in the death of a woman and her infant daughter, has been taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ), with the federal agency saying it intends to deport him.

The deadly incident unfolded near the Statue of Liberty on 8 August.

Authorities said a 911 call was received at approximately 10.25pm that prompted a major emergency response including multiple boat teams, a scuba team and a helicopter unit.

Read the full article on The Guardian Australia - World ›

5News aggregated this summary from the outlet’s public feed. The full article, with all the context, is on www.theguardian.com — the content belongs to The Guardian Australia - World.

ICE detains captain of New York boat that capsized and led to death of mother and daughter

More from The Guardian Australia - World

Humanitarian crisis worsening in refuge for civilians fleeing Sudan’s civil war

‘We owe it to history’ to defeat One Nation, PM tells Labor faithful – as it happened

One Nation’s Secret Harbour byelection win shows Labor is at a loss when it comes to calming angry voters | Analysis

The president and the penthouse: how Madrid’s government spent €6.3m on a temporary ‘office’

More in World

Humanitarian crisis worsening in refuge for civilians fleeing Sudan’s civil war

‘We owe it to history’ to defeat One Nation, PM tells Labor faithful – as it happened

The president and the penthouse: how Madrid’s government spent €6.3m on a temporary ‘office’

Photo gallery: Flash flooding devastates Nepal and Tibet

In Nepal, once-busy towns are turned to wastelands of mud

Australia could make social media algorithms optional and follow UK ban on pornography depicting strangulation