NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. (WKBW) — Police say two boaters are missing after an accident on the Upper Niagara River.
Authorities say they received a report at about 9:40 p.m. Wednesday of a vessel north of Navy Island that hit a concrete structure.
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Multiple agencies worked together on a search mission overnight. The search was suspended at 3 a.m. but resumed at daybreak on Thursday morning.
Around noon on Thursday, New York State Park Police announced that the search efforts transitioned to a recovery operation.
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Police say the two missing boaters are believed to be 66-year-old Jerome Williams from Buffalo and 46-year-old Natalie Sansivero of Grand Island.
Their damaged boat has been recovered and is being taken by the New York State Police for further investigation.
Anyone who witnessed the accident or might have any information at all is asked to contact State Park Police Niagara Headquarters at 716-278-1777.
