Walter Rabon, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, which operates the ferries and dock, said about 20 ...
Prior to the collapse, hundreds of people had gathered at a festival to celebrate the Gullah-Geechee community on the island.
The gangway collapsed Saturday as festival goers prepared to board a ferry amid Sapelo Island's annual Cultural Day, ...
Life jackets bobbed in the water, people formed a human chain to pass survivors to safety and bodies were carried ashore in ...
At least seven people are dead and several others critically injured after a gangway collapse at a landing dock on Georgia's ...
Disaster struck at the end of an annual cultural celebration on Sapelo Island. Twenty people went into the water, including seven people over the age of 70 who died.
Georgia authorities said Sunday they are investigating the “catastrophic failure” of a dock gangway that collapsed and killed ...
The aluminum gangway suffered structural failure as historic Sapelo Island hosted an event celebrating its Gullah Geechee ...
There were life jackets bobbing in the water, people forming a human chain to pass survivors to safety and bodies being ...
The seven victims of Saturday’s gangplank collapse on Sapelo Island ranged in age from 73 to 93, according to the McIntosh ...
Those who witnessed a deadly gangway collapse in Georgia over the weekend are detailing what happened when dozens plunged into the water, killing seven.