# Authorities say speedboat driver in fatal New York Harbor capsizing was in US illegally

https://mins.news/en/item/27746

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-20 21:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/45IF6Nc

> U.S. immigration authorities arrested the pilot of a speedboat that capsized during a tour around the Statue of Liberty. They say he was in the country illegally.

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