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New York Post
3 hours ago
- New York Post
Barge captain in deadly crash given sobriety test as one of 2 victims ID'd as TV producer's granddaughter
The captain of a barge who plowed into a sailboat in Florida has been given a sobriety test, as it emerged one of the two girls who died is the granddaughter of a famed TV producer. The test, which included a blood draw, is part of the US Coast Guard's investigation into Monday's deadly collision, Capt. Frank Florio III, commanding officer for Miami, told a press conference Tuesday. 'We owe you answers, and we are going to find them,' Florio said, according to the Miami Herald. 3 Mila Yankelevich, 7, has been identified as one of the victims in Monday's deadly boat crash in Florida. Instagram / @bycrismorena The results were not known, and it was not clear if there were any [particular flags to justify the sobriety test. However, the captain has not been arrested. Investigators are also looking into whether the barge's crew was properly licensed to be out in Biscayne Bay at the time of the collision, off the coast of Miami Beach, Florio said. Five girls were on the sailboat with a teenage instructor as part of a summer camp group when they were hit Monday. One of the two girls killed has been identified as 7-year-old Mila Yankelevich, the granddaughter of an award-winning Argentinian TV producer, Cris Morena, according to La Nacion. Yankelevich's grandfather, Gustavo Yankelevich, and father, Tomas Yankelevich, are also producers, while her mother, Sofia Reca, is an actor. 3 Yankelevich with her grandmother, Cris Morena, a prominent Argentinian TV producer. Instagram / @bycrismorena The youngster lived with her parents in Surfside, Florida, and was taking part in a Miami Youth Sailing Foundation summer camp run by the Miami Yacht Club at the time of the crash. In poignant social media posts, Yankelevich's grandparents wished her a happy birthday, calling her 'special' and 'brilliant,' back in February. Yankelevich's family members 'are currently meeting with authorities on the Miami coast,' Argentinian journalist Orian Brito told La Nacion. 'In addition to exchanging information about the investigation, they are providing emotional support during this difficult time .' 3 The captain of the barge has undergone a sobriety test, according to the US Coast Guard. AP Yankelevich was the youngest on the boat. She was killed along with a 13-year-old girl, while two others — ages 8 and 11 — were critically injured. The 19-year-old instructor and a 12-year-old girl were uninjured. 'The crane just completely destroyed the boat,' one witness told WSVN. 'The boat just went under and I heard a girl shouting for help under the crane.'
Time of India
7 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Argentinian boxing legend Alejandra Marina Oliveras tragically dies at 47 after stroke
Boxer Alejandra 'Locomotora' Oliveras has died at 47. Alejandra Marina Oliveras, Argentinian boxing legend famously known as La Locomotora, has died at the age of 47. The former multi-division world champion passed away on Monday, July 28, after spending two weeks in the hospital following a stroke. Oliveras became the first woman to win six world titles across five weight classes, a feat that earned her a lot of international recognition and respect within the sporting circle. Her journey from a small town in Argentina to the lofty heights of boxing was nothing short of extraordinary. How Alejandra Oliveras overcame domestic abuse and a tough childhood to become a boxing world champion Born in 1978 in El Carmen, Jujuy, Oliveras grew up in very difficult circumstances. She was raised in a small village near Río Cuarto, Córdoba, where she had to face bullying from a very young age. By the time she was just 15, Oliveras had already become a mother. What should have been a time of growth and happiness soon turned dark as she endured domestic abuse at the hands of her partner. Recalling her escape, she once said, as quoted in Mirror, "Tired of being hit, I found strength I didn't know I had and gave him a tremendous punch in the stomach and left with my baby. " Alejandra 'Locomotora' Oliveras made boxing history by winning six world titles across five-weight divisions Oliveras turned professional in 2005 and quickly made headlines. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Gold Is Surging in 2025 — Smart Traders Are Already In IC Markets Learn More Undo In 2006, she became the first Argentine woman to win a world title outside of her country when she defeated Jackie Navas in Mexico, in what seemed like just the beginning of an illustrious career for her. Over the years, she collected titles in five different weight classes: super bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight, super lightweight and super featherweight. Her dominance in the ring earned her two Guinness World Records and, in 2024, a place in the coveted Latin American Boxing Hall of Fame. Nicknamed 'La Locomotora,' meaning 'the engine,' Oliveras was known for her aggressive style, relentless pace and powerful punches. Boxer Alejandra Oliveras family and personal life Oliveras's personal journey shaped her approach to the sport. As a teen mom and survivor of domestic abuse, she fought battles outside the ring that were just as fierce as any bout she faced within the very confines of it. Her life story became a source of strength and inspiration to fans across Latin America, especially young women navigating tough circumstances while still dreaming big. Alejandra Oliveras net worth While her net worth was never the focus of her public persona, Oliveras became a household name in Argentine sports, securing sponsorships and national endorsements. Also read: Brooke Hogan remembers father Hulk Hogan with moving post and calls out distorted narrative about their bond Alejandra Oliveras leaves behind a legacy built on toughness, determination and historic wins in female boxing. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Daily Mirror
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Historic boxing world champion who broke record with six titles dies aged 47
Alejandra 'Locomotora' Oliveras was a hero across women's boxing with the Argentinian legend transcending the ring as she captured six different belts in her time in the sport The boxing world is in mourning following the death of Argentinian legend Alejandra 'La Locomotora' Oliveras. The former world champion had been hospitalised for a fortnight after suffering a stroke and sadly passed away on Monday, July 28, at the age of 47. Oliveras was a trailblazer in women's boxing. She was the first woman to clinch six world titles across five weight divisions, making her an icon not just in Latin America but globally. Born in El Carmen, Jujuy, in 1978, Oliveras used her tough upbringing as fuel to carve out a successful life. She stepped into the ring for the first time in 2005 and made history the following year by becoming the first Argentine woman to win a world title abroad when she defeated Jackie Navas in Mexico. Oliveras continued to make waves in the sport, securing titles in the super bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight, super lightweight, and super featherweight divisions. Her remarkable achievements earned her two Guinness World Records and a place in the Latin American Boxing Hall of Fame in 2024. Despite being born in a tiny village near Rio IV, Cordoba, where she endured bullying as a child, Oliveras showed resilience. Becoming a mother at just 15, her dream of starting a family soon turned into a nightmare as she faced domestic abuse from her partner, reports the Express. "Tired of being hit, I found strength I didn't know I had and gave him a tremendous punch in the stomach and left with my baby," she said about her daring escape. She earned the nickname 'Locomotora', which translates to 'engine' in English, a nod to both her indomitable spirit and the might of her punch. Inspired to follow in the footsteps of Mike Tyson, Oliveras grabbed the attention of esteemed Cordoban coach Carlos Tello, who dedicated himself to refining her raw talent. Oliveras rose to national fame, engaging in legendary battles with Marcela 'La Tigresa' Acuña and Lely Luz Flórez, captivating audiences with a thrilling performance at the renowned Luna Park in Buenos Aires. Her crowning achievement came on May 20, 2006, when she overcame the formidable Navas by TKO in the ninth round to claim the WBC super bantamweight world title. She valiantly defended her title until December 2008, when it was taken from her by fellow Argentine and arch-rival Acuña in an epic showdown at Luna Park that captured global interest. Oliveras also vied for the WBC super lightweight championship in 2011 but was defeated via unanimous decision by Monica Acosta. Nevertheless, Oliveras carved out her legacy in the lightweight category the following year, seizing the WBC crown after knocking out Jessica Villafranca. She went on to defend her title against a string of challengers, including Diana Ayala, Migdalia Asprilla, Paulina Cardona, Dayana Cordero, and Calista Silgado. Back in 2013, Oliveras claimed the vacant WBC super lightweight crown in her bout against Florez. Her final appearance in the ring was in 2019, after which she called time on her 15-year career with an impressive tally of 33 victories, three losses, and two draws. Following her retirement, she established Team Locomotora - a Santa Fe gymnasium providing free boxing tuition. Her post-boxing endeavours proved equally compelling as her fighting days, as she pursued a seat in national congress while championing causes against gender-based violence, prejudice, and sporting inequality. News of her passing has sent shockwaves throughout global boxing circles. The WBA, which crowned her world champion on several occasions, expressed its "deep sorrow" upon learning of her death. "My gym has always been about teaching, supporting, and helping people who want to let off steam," she once reflected on her commitment to community service. Speaking about her remarkable resilience in facing the toughest challenges and fiercest rivals, she revealed that her strength "didn't come from physical strength but from my soul." Oliveras is survived by her two sons, Alejandro, 31, and Alexis, 27.
The Guardian
15 hours ago
- General
- The Guardian
I've never been prone to nostalgia. But when I stop by our old London home, memories come upon me in a flood
Back when we took photographs with actual cameras and film and had the pictures printed at the chemist, we took a snap of our son on his first day of school. He sat on the front steps of our then home, a terrace in London. He smiled awkwardly, barely managing to sit still for all of the excitement. I don't think of those London years very often. Life passes so quickly that living in the now feels imperative. But being back in London with time on my hands 22 years after returning permanently to Australia, the memories came upon me in a flood. It was late spring. The milky light and warm days made me languorous and nostalgic about those few years we spent living there. Personal memories about people, I find, are very attached to place. I've written before about how I find it hard to visualise my long-dead parents because they never visited our current home. So it has been with my boy (can I truly still call him my boy now that he's a very much alive 27-year-old, 196cm-tall motorcycle-riding man?). What I mean is, I can't readily remember the emotional sense I had of parenting him when he was the child in that first day of school photograph. He was accident-prone – born wriggling and wanting to run. Always hitting his head. Falling. Getting up. Falling again. Running towards danger. A risk-taker. But recall of him in the London years – when we, his parents, were both travelling constantly and serving early-morning and late-evening Australian newspaper deadlines – sometimes lacks definition and detail. One afternoon recently I hopped on the tube and headed to my old neighbourhood. I planned to visit what was our grungy though welcoming local for a drink. Alas it had transformed into a hyper-expensive steak joint and, even though it was empty, I couldn't sit and order a drink without also paying extortionately for some Argentinian beef. I wandered to the nearby common with its perilously steep bitumen path. I felt the trepidation I always experienced when watching the boy careen down it on his scooter always narrowly missing (except when he painfully collected it) the Victorian-era metal bollard at the bottom. And then there we were, walking hand-in-hand along the high street in the sleet and wind while he fought to stay awake (he developed the weird ability as a four-year-old to sleep lightly while he walked holding my hand). I walked past what we called the Billy Goat's Gruff park where one of us would play the troll under the bridge while he traversed the little wooden bridge above. It's how we met the 'weather lady', a kind woman, in her early 60s back then, who talked endless about the grim winter. She gave our boy a pair of mittens because she was worried about his cold antipodean hands. I wandered down our old nearby street. Stopped opposite our former home, right about where someone was stabbed 20-something years ago while I cooked dinner inside. There was the boy on the step, ready for school. And suddenly I could recall how it felt to be me back inside the house. Memories, disjointed but vivid, competed for attention. That first real summer day when the boy's desire to celebrate the season was so vivid he stripped off all his clothes, as he routinely did in Australia, and ran into the back yard. Later, him sitting on the back step, still buck naked, eating watermelon and spitting pips into the garden. Sign up to Saved for Later Catch up on the fun stuff with Guardian Australia's culture and lifestyle rundown of pop culture, trends and tips after newsletter promotion Next, him sitting on the carpeted bottom step of the internal staircase on the eve of his third birthday. He was weeping uncontrollably. Inconsolably. Had something terrible happened? Was he afraid? No. He confided that he was devastated that this was his final day as a two-year-old and he would never ever be two again – and he wanted to remember, to cling on to forever, the 'feeling of being two'. He had few friends back then. We'd arrived on a bitterly cold New Year's Day. We knew nobody in the neighbourhood. We made the most of his third birthday party: the neighbours and their kid from one side and the much older couple from the other (they were probably my age now at the time) came to sing Happy Birthday. The kind weather lady came. With a present of course. I left our old street and went to a cafe. Wrote this all down. I've never been cheaply sentimental or overly prone to nostalgia. But the feelings this day were a lot. Snap out of it. I headed back to the tube. And there, on the other side of the road, hunched almost double over her shopping buggy, was the weather lady. That's when I really felt time's arrow. Paul Daley is a Guardian Australia columnist
Daily Mail
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Granddaughter of famed TV producer killed in Miami boat horror while enjoying sailing
The young granddaughter of two famed Argentinian television producers has been identified as one of the two victims who were killed in a horrific Miami boat crash. Mila Yankelevich, seven, was onboard a sailboat as part of the Miami Youth Sailing Foundation summer camp from the Miami Yacht Club, when it was overcome by a 60-foot barge at around 11am on Monday off the coast of Hibiscus Island in Biscayne Bay, Argentine newspaper La Nacion reports. She and a still unidentified 13-year-old girl were pronounced dead on their way to the Ryder Trauma Center, according to the Miami Herald. Two others onboard the ship, ages eight and 11, remained in critical condition on Tuesday. Yankelevich is the granddaughter of Cris Morena and Gustavo Yankelevich, two prominent Argentine producers. Her father, Tomas Yankelevich, is also a producer and director, while her mother, Sofia Reca, is an actress in Argentina. The family lived a quiet life in Surfside, Florida. In a now heartbreaking tribute to mark Mila's birthday on February 12, her grandmother called her 'my girl with wings, my happy and free little fairy.' She added in Spanish that their 'moments together [were] filled with dancing [and] songs' and said her granddaughter embodied 'the sun, freedom and hugs.' One year prior, in another social media post, Morena called her granddaughter 'my cutest little girl in the world... My red heart, my everything.' She went on to explain that she chose to include the song 'Todo Todo,' which translates to 'Everything, everything' for her slideshow 'because I believe that everything you wish for with your red heart, you will be able to have it... 'And always with a smile and that bright face looking at life, life will give you back a lot of light and a lot of love.' But this is not the first time the Yankelevich family was struck by tragedy. Morena and Gustavo (who passed away in 1995) had a daughter, Romino, who died in 2010 at the age of 36 from a heart attack. United States Coast Guard authorities are now continuing to investigate what may have caused the large barge to overtake the sailboat, causing it to capsize. A witness at the scene, though, told WSVN that a crane on the barge 'completely destroyed the boat' carrying Mila and four other campers as well as a 19-year-old counselor. The counselor and a 12-year-old girl survived. 'The boat just went under and I heard a girl shouting for help under the crane,' the witness recounted. Nine-year-old Enzo Pifer Eddy also told CBS News how 'all the kids went flying' in the aftermath. According to the Coast Guard's navigation rules, sailboats generally have the right of way over motorboats, but must yield the right of way to a vessel that is 'restricted in its ability to maneuver.' Determining whether a tugboat that was seen pushing the barge in the clash will now likely be a central focus for Coast Guard investigators. They said at a news conference they will also be questioning the captain of the barge as they noted that 'the area was safe for sailing' at the time. However, Miami Yacht Club member Katie Flood-Reiss told the Miami Herald that the sailboat's 19-year-old instructor would have had no chance of evading the barge in the bay. 'In those conditions, with almost no wind, it would have been impossible to turn that sailboat around quickly,' she explained. In a statement, Capt. Frank Florio, Commander of Coast Guard Sector Miami, said the department's 'hearts are with the families of those lost and all who have been affected by this tragedy. 'Incidents like this leave a lasting impact on our maritime community and reinforce the importance of learning from every loss. 'The Coast Guard will conduct a thorough investigation to determine the causal factors and identify steps to help prevent similar tragedies in the future. 'We remain steadfast in our commitment to accountability, improvement, and the shared responsibility of ensuring safety at sea.'
