DA announces criminal inquiry into Dennis boat crash that killed 17-year-old Sadie Mauro

Graham Krewinghaus, Cape Cod Times
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Authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the boat crash in Sesuit Harbor in East Dennis that killed 17-year-old Sadie Mauro, according to Cape & Islands District Attorney Rob Galibois. In the July 21 crash, a boat struck a jetty and also a teenage boy was injured, Massachusetts State Police said at the time.

Galibois’ office will be joined in the investigation by Dennis police, state police, Massachusetts Environmental Police and regional and state police dive teams, according to a press release issued Tuesday.

Galibois confirmed the investigation Tuesday, in an interview with the Times, but declined to comment further because the investigation was ongoing.

Sadie Mauro (center) celebrates with her Dover-Sherborn High School teammates after defeating Ipswich in the Division 4 state championship game on June 18. Mauro was killed on July 21 when the boat she was riding in collided with a jetty in East Dennis.
Sadie Mauro (center) celebrates with her Dover-Sherborn High School teammates after defeating Ipswich in the Division 4 state championship game on June 18. Mauro was killed on July 21 when the boat she was riding in collided with a jetty in East Dennis.

The crash occurred around 9 p.m. on July 21, according to the release. State police said Mauro’s body was recovered from the harbor around 11:30 p.m. by Dennis fire and regional dive team personnel.

Mauro intended to play college lacrosse

Mauro, a lacrosse player and rising senior at Dover-Sherborn High School in Dover, was committed to Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pa., to play college lacrosse.

The boat bore an Alabama registration and had six people on board at the time of the crash, according to an earlier release. Staff of the Northside Marina, a marina at Sesuit Harbor, confirmed on July 24 that the boat, a Regulator 26, had been docked there.

Mauro was remembered by her school with a gathering at the school library on July 24, according to Dover-Sherborn principal John Smith, who said of Mauro in a letter to the school community that “she had a heart of gold and the sweetest spirit.”

“A hardworking student and great athlete, Sadie was genuine and effortlessly kind.”

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