No charges in fatal Oyster Bay boating accident

Originally published: January 17, 2013 3:39 PM
Updated: January 17, 2013 10:48 PM
By ANN GIVENS AND BILL BLEYER ann.givens@newsday.com, bill.bleyer@newsday.com

FBI and local authorities recover the Kandi Won, the cabin cruiser that sank July Fourth killing three children in Oyster Bay. Videojournalists: Jim Staubitser, Kevin P. Coughlin and News 12 (July 11, 2012) (July 11, 2012 10:31 PM)

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The Nassau County district attorney's office has ruled out criminal charges in the Oyster Bay boating accident last July Fourth that killed three children.

John Byrne, spokesman for Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice, said a county police investigation uncovered a "unique combination of circumstances" that led to the capsizing of the 34-foot cabin cruiser.

A report on the accident...

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