Young mother killed in jet ski crash as boozy, nighttime ride on Harlem River turns tragic 25.5%
New York Daily News - By Kerry Burke, Molly Crane-Newman, Rocco Parascandola, Colin Mixson - 6/22/2026, 10:08 PM
Appeal to Emotion 27.6% - Negativity Bias 26% - Framing Effect 21.1%
A 26-year-old mother was killed when two jet skis collided during a boozy, moonlit ride on the Harlem River, according to prosecutors and the victim’s family. Zielissa Vargas was with a group of friends all riding jet skis when the crash occurred just north of the RFK Bridge around 10 p.m. Saturday, prosecutors said. “She was a good and... more