Anthony Accardo, 84, dead and Ivan Delistovich, 82, injured in boating accident in Great Kills Harbor near Mansion Avenue on Staten Island, NY
Modified Date:
Sat, 11/15/2014 - 1:26pmAccident Date:
Tuesday, October 14, 20141 Killed, 1 Hurt After Boat Capsizes Off Staten Island: NYPD
No one else was on board the small vessel.
1 dead, 1 injured after motorboat capsizes off Staten Island
“What’s really sad is that if he had had on his life jacket, he would probably be alive right now,” Murphy said of Accardo.
'I tried my best to grab and hold his arm,' recounts man whose friend, 84, died in boating accident off Staten Island
Their boat was taking on water faster than they could bail it out, so 82-year-old Ivan Delustovich tried to grab a pair of life jackets for himself and his friend, 84-year-old Anthony Accardo.
Obituary: Anthony Accardo
Anthony Accardo, 84, of Prince's Bay, a retired hospital HVAC supervisor and a loving uncle whose passions were fishing and gardening, died Oct. 14, after the boat he was aboard capsized in Raritan Bay.
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A small boat capcised in Great Kills Harbor near Mansion Avenue on Staten Island, NY Tuesday morning. The two boaters on board were taken to Staten Island University Hospital South where one is in serious condition, and the other was pronounced dead.
Type: Boat Accident
People Involved:
Anthony Accardo
Ivan Delistovich
City:
Staten Island, NYCounty:
Richmond County, NYArea:
New York, NY
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