Overview

• On July 28 at around 11:15 a.m., a barge struck a sailboat carrying five children and an adult near Hibiscus Island, causing the vessel to capsize.
• Emergency crews recovered all occupants and transported them to Jackson Memorial Hospital where 7-year-old Mila Yankelevich and a 13-year-old girl were pronounced dead.
• Two other girls, aged 8 and 11, remain in critical condition at the hospital while the remaining survivors received care at the Miami Yacht Club.
• The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and U.S. Coast Guard have launched joint investigations to determine the causes of the collision.
• Families of the victims, including producer Cris Morena and Tomás Yankelevich, have received condolences from Miami officials and the Argentine entertainment community.