Independence Day weekend proves deadly
Posted: Jul 5, 2012 9:29 PM EDT | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 4:49 AM EDT
Several fatal accidents struck families around the country as they celebrated Independence Day.
On Long Island, more than two dozen people were on a boat when it capsized. Three children -- ages 8, 11 and 12 -- were killed.
In Missouri and Tennessee, several children were electrocuted at lakes.
"Someone started hollering the kids are getting electrocuted," Betty Hamilton, a bystander, said. "People jumped into the water. My son and brother helped get one little boy out.
Investigators are unsure what caused electricity to run through the lakes.