Police: 5 injured when ferry hits kayakers on Hudson River
NEW YORK — Five kayakers were injured Tuesday when they were struck by a ferry departing a Manhattan pier and tossed into the Hudson River, police said.
It happened just before 6 p.m. near Pier 79 as a group of 10 people in eight kayaks were paddling down the river on a brief excursion, New York Police Department Inspector David Driscoll said.
At least two of the kayaks were struck by a NY Waterway ferry.
“The kayakers were all over the place,” said NYPD Officer Tommy Le.