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Victim's parents to testify on boat safety

Victoria Gaines, one of the children who died

Photo credit: Handout and Howard Schnapp | Victoria Gaines, one of the children who died when the Kandi Won capsized in Oyster Bay on July 4, 2012. On the right, the Kandi Won is towed to shore after being raised from the bottom of Oyster Bay on July 11, 2012.

The parents of the 7-year-old girl killed in the July Fourth boating accident on Oyster Bay plan to join enforcement officials and safety advocates in testifying Wednesday at a state hearing on toughening boating laws.

Lisa and Paul Gaines, of Huntington, whose daughter, Victoria, died with two other children when a 34-foot boat capsized after a fireworks display, are scheduled to testify...

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