Police ID 13-year-old boys who drowned while swimming in NYC

The NYPD and FDNY carried out a rescue operation, however each victims have been pronounced lifeless at Jamaica Hospital.
Paul Martinka

Police on Saturday recognized the 2 teenagers who drowned Friday whereas swimming with associates in Jamaica Bay.

Ryan Wong and Daniel Persaud, each 13, have been standing on a sandbar in Jamaica Bay close to Seaside 96th Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard round 11:40 a.m. Friday when it apparently collapsed they usually went underwater, cops stated.

When the 2 by no means surfaced, NYPD Harbor, NYPD Aviation and FDNY have been deployed to conduct a rescue operation. 

The FDNY had 9 swimmers looking for the teenagers, in accordance with fireplace officers.

Each teenagers have been rushed to Jamaica Hospital, the place they have been pronounced lifeless, in accordance with police.

Wong and Persaud each lived in South Richmond Hill, in accordance with cops.

Gloria Wong, a relative of Ryan Wong, posted images of Ryan with the household on Fb.

Daniel Persaud was 13 years previous.

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A relative of Ryan Wong’s posted images (proper) on Fb in his reminiscence.

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“Relaxation In Peace little Ryan I like you,” she wrote. “You'll ceaselessly dwell in our coronary heart.”

Persaud’s heartbroken mom Samantha Singh additionally took to Fb early Saturday.

“Our son you left us right this moment I'm misplaced for phrases and my soul is bleeding and our hearts are shattered,” she wrote. “Oh god I don’t know the way we'll dwell previous right this moment or another day  … my son, my good-looking good son Daniel Persaud, you left your loved ones my son … sleep excessive my prince Daniel mommy loves you a lot.” 

“You have been solely 13 years previous and went out to a seashore to have enjoyable and it carried you away from us,” she wrote.