Overview

• The Coast Guard continues its investigation alongside state agencies, conducting salvage work and collecting evidence from the accident site.
• All operators of the construction barge and the youth sailboat tested negative for drugs and alcohol, according to Coast Guard officials.
• The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office identified the two deceased as 7-year-old Mila Yankelevich and 13-year-old Erin Victoria Ko Han and determined both deaths were accidental drownings.
• Authorities confirmed that all six campers aboard the Miami Yacht Club–affiliated sailboat were wearing life jackets when it was struck near Hibiscus and Monument islands.
• Investigators have appealed for photos, videos or witness accounts to help determine contributing factors and ensure accountability in the fatal crash.