By msnbc.com's Marian Smith and news services
At least two people -- including an eight-year-old-girl -- were feared dead Thursday after a yacht with at least 25 aboard capsized near Oyster Bay off Long Island, New York, according to a local report.
The NYPD dive team recovered the bodies two people from the waters after 2 a.m. ET,?Nassau Police Inspector Kenneth Lack told The New York Post.
The U.S. Coast Guard said the 25 people were pulled from the water around 11 p.m. ET, about an hour after the 36-foot Silverton boat capsized in the Long Island Sound. Owners of private boats dragged people into their vessels until crews from law enforcement agencies and fire departments arrived.
A spokesman for the Nassau County police said early Thursday that many different agencies were involved in the rescue and subsequent search and that there were conflicting reports about who was on the motor yacht and who could be missing.
Newsday reported that up to 27 people were on board to watch the fireworks. It said the missing people could include children.
A boater told Newsday he saw the yacht turn right and then tip over after it was hit by a wake. "It was like in slow motion," said Sammy Balasso of Oyster Bay. "All of a sudden, a lot of bodies were in the water."
His nephew, 15-year-old Frankie Barbone of Bayview, said the waves almost came up over the yacht.
Balasso said he put the spotlight of his 38-foot speedboard on the Silverton and then threw all the life jackets he had with him into the water. He said he rescued 20 people who were later taken to the shore in police boats.
Nassau County Deputy Inspector Kenneth Lack told Newsday that most of the people rescued were taken to hospitals for observation but that one person was in critical condition.?
The Associated Press contributed to this report.?
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