Another Staten Island Ferry Crash Victim Dies
An 11th victim of the Staten Island Ferry crash died of her injuries, two months after the vessel smashed into a pier.
Debra Castro, 39, lost one leg and part of the other, and also suffered a broken arm, a severed ear and pelvic injuries. She had been hospitalized and heavily sedated since the Oct. 15 wreck.
Castro was returning home from a doctor’s appointment when the ferry smashed into a concrete pier in Staten Island after crossing New York Harbor from Manhattan. More than 60 people were injured.
Federal and city agencies are investigating the cause of the crash.
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