The family of the boy was in New York on holiday during Sukkot when the incident occurred.
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERIHaverstraw Bay, New York City(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
An eight-year-old Israeli child died on Friday after a boat he was riding in the Haverstraw Bay north of New York City flipped over, according to News 12 Westchester.Yosef Goldman was on the boat with seven other people when it flipped approximately 90 meters offshore.Despite numerous attempts from first responders and hospital staff to perform CPR, Goldman passed away. He was pronounced dead in the hospital, where he and the other seven passengers were taken following the accident.The boat had only one adult on it, along with seven children, one of whom was Goldman. The other passengers of the boat survived the flip by clinging onto the side of the boat. They were treated for exposure and possible hypothermia, according to Lohud.Goldman lived in Israel with his family; his grandfather from Monsey, a census-designated area in Ramapo, Rockland County, is a well-known haredi rabbi in the area.The family was in New York on holiday during Sukkot when the incident occurred."The death of any child is an unspeakable horror and a family's worst nightmare," said Rockland County Executive Ed Day in a statement, Lohud reported. "The entire community of Rockland expresses its deepest regrets and condolences for the family of this young boy."The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
