Overview

• A maintenance barge struck a 17-foot sailboat carrying six participants of the Miami Youth Sailing Foundation around 11:15 a.m. on July 28, causing the vessel to capsize.
• Authorities confirmed that 7-year-old Mila Yankelevich, granddaughter of Argentine producer Cris Morena, and a 13-year-old camper died after being rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital.
• Two other girls, ages 8 and 11, remain in critical condition at Jackson Memorial while the adult instructor and another child were treated and released at Miami Yacht Club.
• The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the U.S. Coast Guard have launched a joint investigation focused on navigational rules, vessel visibility and supervisory protocols.
• The prominent Yankelevich–Morena family has arrived in Miami to support one another and handle formal procedures following the tragedy.