First responders pulled five people from the Ambrose Channel near the top of Staten Island, but said one person was still missing Sunday evening.
Three people were dead and another two people were in critical condition after a boat capsized off Staten Island on Sunday afternoon, city officials confirmed.
The U.S. Coast Guard, the FDNY and the NYPD dispatched teams to the Ambrose Channel on the north side of the island after a distress call around 12 p.m.
Five people were pulled from the water, according to an NYPD spokesperson. Three of the victims were pronounced dead shortly after and two more were said to be critical when they were rushed to a nearby hospital.
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