Georgia: At Least 7 Dead After Ferry Dock Gangway Collapses on Sapelo Island
At least seven people were killed Saturday after part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia's Sapelo Island, according to a spokesperson for the state agency that operates it.
Sapelo Island, October 20: At least seven people were killed Saturday after part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia's Sapelo Island, according to a spokesperson for the state agency that operates it. Multiple people were taken to hospitals, and crews from the U.S. Coast Guard, the McIntosh County Fire Department, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and others were searching the water for any other survivors, said Tyler Jones, a spokesman for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Boat Capsize in Congo: 87 People Killed After Ferry Boat Sinks on Lake Kivu in DR Congo (Watch Videos).
Jones said a gangway at the dock collapsed and sent people plunging into the water. It happened as crowds gathered on the island for a celebration of its tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants. Sapleo Island is about 100 kilometers south of Savannah and is reachable from the mainland by boat.
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