• Accident

    Niagara River Accident: Jerome Williams, 66, and Natalie Sansivero, 46 Missing

    Recovery Operation Underway for Missing Boaters After Niagara River Accident NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. — A boating accident on the Upper Niagara River has left two people missing, prompting a large-scale, multi-agency search that has now transitioned into a recovery operation. Authorities identified the missing boaters as 66-year-old Jerome Williams of Buffalo and 46-year-old Natalie Sansivero of Grand Island. The incident occurred around 9:40 p.m. on Wednesday when emergency dispatchers received reports of a vessel striking a concrete abutment north of Navy Island. Witnesses reported hearing cries for help shortly after the impact. “We heard somebody yelling,” one witness told local…