7 dead, 6 critically injured after ferry dock collapse during Gullah-Geechee celebration on Sapelo Island
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources responded with local, state and federal agencies to the Marsh Landing Dock on the island, where at least 20 people went into the water when the collapse occurred. As of about 8 p.m., authorities said they believed seven people had died.
Three days after Sapelo Island ferry dock collapse, Hog Hammock's Gullah Geechee community still trying to come to grips with festival deaths.
Life jackets bobbed in the water, people formed a human chain to pass survivors to safety and bodies were carried ashore in ...
Officials said up to 40 people were on the dock gangway to board a ferry back to the mainland when it gave out.
Grieving families say they want answers as to why a metal walkway at a state-operated dock in Georgia collapsed over the ...
The tragedy occurred late Saturday as visitors were leaving a Culture Day celebration on historic Sapelo Island.
Overall, 20 people were forced into the water on Saturday by the accident on Sapelo Island, the site of a festival ...
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