A pair of young siblings were tragically killed in a horrific boating crash during a weekend outing at the Jersey Shore with their grandparents.

Sigmund and Jennifer Golabek lost their daughter Mya, 9, and son Sigmund, 7, after the family’s boat struck a channel marker in Barnegat Bay on Sunday night, sending the children flying into the water, State Police told NJ.com.

The children’s grandfather, Steven Schneider, 63, who officials said was driving the 30-foot boat, and grandmother, Laurie Schneider, 64, found the kids, but they were unresponsive and later pronounced dead.

The channel marker was fully functioning and its lights were working when the boat struck into it around 9 p.m., Berkeley Councilman James Byrnes told News 12 New Jersey.

“The firemen jumped right in” to try to save them, Byrnes told the outlet. “The one child had a life jacket next to him.”

The siblings were remembered by their family as “sweet” and “active” children who loved each other and their family.

“A sibling bond is a love that lasts forever. Mya and Siggy were not only brother and sister, but best friends who shared laughter, adventures, and countless memories,” each of the children’s obituaries reads.

SOURCE: https://nypost.com/2026/07/23/us-news/nj-couple-loses-their-only-two-children-after-jersey-shore-boating-trip-with-grandparents-ends-in-tragedy-reports/