A private yacht ferrying 27 friends and family to watch Fourth of July fireworks capsized off New York's Long Island and three children drowned, Nassau County police said on Thursday.
The children's bodies were found in the cabin of the submerged boat in the waters off the town of Oyster Bay after a 911 call was placed at about 10:10 p.m. on Wednesday (0210 GMT Thursday), police said.
"These individuals were out observing a fireworks show. They were returning from this fireworks display," Detective Lieutenant John Azzata of Nassau County police said at a news conference on Thursday.
Investigators were trying to determine what caused the 34-foot (10.4-metre) boat to sink. There was a strong thunderstorm in the area at about the same time.
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