Police: 3 bodies found after NY yacht capsized were children, ages 8, 11 and 12
A police helicopter takes off from the scene of a news conference as part of an investigation into a fatal boating accident in Oyster Bay, N.Y., Thursday, July 5, 2012. Police say three bodies pulled out of New York's Long Island Sound after a yacht capsized on the Fourth of July were all children. The bodies of the 12-year-old boy and two girls, ages 11 and 8, were recovered from the boat's cabin. Twenty-four other people were rescued, and were treated and released. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
July 05, 2012 - 9:23 AM
OYSTER BAY, N.Y. - Police say three bodies pulled out of New York's Long Island Sound after a yacht capsized on the Independence Day holiday were all children.
The children were 12, 11 and 8.
Twenty-four other people were rescued.
The Coast Guard says the survivors were pulled from the water around 11 p.m. Wednesday, about an hour after the boat went over.
News from © The Associated Press, 2012