Girl, 10, Identified as Third Young Victim to Die in Tragic Miami Boat Crash

Arielle Mazi Buchman's family is holding a funeral for her on Aug. 3

NEED TO KNOW

  • A 10-year-old girl has been identified as the third to die following a recent Miami boat crash
  • Arielle Mazi Buchman was one of the passengers on a boat that was struck by another vessel in Florida on July 28
  • Mila Yankelevich, 7, and Erin Ko, 13, were previously identified as the other two victims of the crash

A 10-year-old girl has been identified as the third to die following a recent Miami boat crash.

Arielle Mazi Buchman was one of the passengers on a boat that was carrying students from a sailing program when it was struck by another vessel in Florida on Monday, July 28, according to CBS News Miami, the Daily Mail, and the New York Post.

"With broken hearts, we announce the funeral service of our beloved Arielle Mazi Buchman,” the young girl's family's place of worship announced in a statement on Sunday, Aug. 3, the outlets said.

The Miami Yacht Club, which ran the youth sailing program the victims were a part of, confirmed the death of a third victim in a press release shared on Instagram.

“The Miami Yacht Club (MYC) and the Miami Youth Sailing Foundation (YSF) are deeply heartbroken to share that a third young sailor has tragically passed away as a result of the incident that occurred on the water earlier this week,” the organization wrote, without confirming the victim’s age or identity.

“This devastating news comes after two young sailors lost their lives in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy," the Miami Yacht Club continued. "Now, with the passing of a third sailor, the entire sailing community is shattered by grief.”

The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the other two victims as Mila Yankelevich, 7, and Erin Ko, 13, in an email statement to PEOPLE.

Their cause and manner of deaths were determined to be accidental drowning.

The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment about the third victim on Aug. 3.

Multiple Argentine outlets identified Mila as the daughter of director Tomas Yankelevich and actress Sofia Reca, as well as the granddaughter of television producers Gustavo Yankelevich and Cris Morena, according to The New York Times, NBC affiliate WTVJ and the Associated Press.

The Colegio San Pedro Nolasco Vitacura, a school in Santiago, Chile, identified the 13-year-old girl who died as former student Erin Victoria Ko Han, WFOR, WTVJ, and WSVN reported.

In a Facebook post, the school wrote that Erin, a student from 2016 to 2024, moved to the United States with her family last year.

A total of six people were inside the sailboat when it was hit by a barge near Hibiscus Island around 11 a.m. local time, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a news release.

At a press conference on July 29, Coast Guard Sector Miami Cmdr. Frank Florio said the agency launched an investigation to determine the cause of the deadly collision.

“To the families, first responders and all those impacted, know that we grieve with you,” Florio said. “We will not take this lightly and we will not forget. We owe you answers and we are committed to finding them.”