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Aunt recalls try to rescue kids on capsized boat

Candi Treanor is the aunt of Harley Treanor

Photo credit: Joseph D. Sullivan | Candi Treanor is the aunt of Harley Treanor and David Aureliano who died when their family's boat capsized July Fourth, speaks about the tragedy. (July 6, 2012)

The three children were in the yacht's main cabin, where on summer excursions younger passengers often played cards while adults stayed on deck.

It was the Fourth of July in Oyster Bay. With no warning, the Kandi Won tipped and capsized about 10 p.m., trapping the children inside, friends and relatives aboard said Friday.

As dazed passengers tumbled into the water, some also struggled...

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