Woman accused of killing fiance during kayak trip to be arraigned

GOSHEN, N.Y. (AP) — A woman accused of killing her fiance by sabotaging his kayak on the Hudson River is due in court to answer murder and manslaughter charges.

Angelika Graswald's arraignment is scheduled for Friday morning in Orange County Court.

Graswald is charged in the April 19 death of Vincent Viafore, whose body was found last weekend in the river near West Point.

Prosecutors say Graswald was hoping to collect $250,000 in life insurance. They say she removed a drain plug from Viafore's kayak, then delayed calling for help and pushed a floating paddle away from him as he struggled in the water. She allegedly told investigators she was happy to know he would die.

Graswald's lawyer says the death was an accident. He says he's skeptical of prosecution claims she admitted wrongdoing.

The day after he went missing, Graswald posted several photos of herself and Viafore.

She also posted some photos captioned, "Good morning! Happy Saturday" and "I love you."

Then, on April 23 she posted a photo captioned, "If only I could have paddled harder, dammit..."