'Most perfect day' to tragedy: Answers sought after 7 die in Ga. dock collapse
Walter Rabon, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, which operates the ferries and dock, said about 20 people fell into the water. Up to 40 could have been on the gangway at the time of the failure,
Dock collapse on Georgia’s Sapelo Island leaves seven dead, six critically injured
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Officials said Sunday that seven people are dead and half a dozen others were critically injured after a gangway that’s part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia’s S
Georgia authorities investigating a dock gangway collapse that killed 7 on a historic island
Georgia authorities said Sunday they are investigating the “catastrophic failure” of a dock gangway that collapsed and killed seven people on an island off the state’s Atlantic seacoast, where crowds gathered for a celebration by the island’s tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants.
Deadly Georgia dock collapse blamed on unknown 'catastrophic failure'
The gangway collapsed Saturday as festival goers prepared to board a ferry amid Sapelo Island's annual Cultural Day, officials say.
7 dead identified in Georgia island gangway collapse during celebratory weekend
The aluminum gangway suffered structural failure as historic Sapelo Island hosted an event celebrating its Gullah Geechee history and culture.
7 dead after ‘structural failure’ caused ferry dock gangway collapse on Georgia’s Sapelo Island
The gangway at the Marsh Landing Dock collapsed at around 4:30 p.m., sending at least 20 people into the water. “Upwards of 40 people” had been on the gangway when it collapsed, Georgia Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Walter Rabon said at a news conference Sunday.
Victims in deadly gangway collapse in Georgia identified; Descendants express concerns
Seven people who died after a portion of a gangway at a ferry dock collapsed into Georgia waters were identified Sunday.
Seven dead after gangway collapses at Gullah Geechee event in Georgia
Seven people died after a ferry gangway on Sapelo Island collapsed Saturday in Georgia, according to state officials.
At Least 7 Dead in Georgia Dock Collapse on US Atlantic Coast
At least seven people were killed after part of a boat dock collapsed, sending at least 20 into the Atlantic waters off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia. U.S. Coast Guard ships were searching Saturday night for missing people.
Bystanders credited with saving lives after deadly collapse of dock walkway in Georgia
Hundreds were visiting Sapelo Island in Georgia for a fall festival spotlighting the history and culture of its tiny Gullah-Geechee community.
Georgia dock walkway collapse cause under investigation as islanders describe 'horrible' aftermath
Those who witnessed a deadly gangway collapse in Georgia over the weekend are detailing what happened when dozens plunged into the water, killing seven.
Deaths in South Georgia gangway collapse involved victims from 73 to 93 years old
The seven victims of Saturday’s gangplank collapse on Sapelo Island ranged in age from 73 to 93, according to the McIntosh ...
'Catastrophic failure' cited in gangway collapse that killed 7 on Georgia's Sapelo Island
The “catastrophic failure” of an aluminum ferry gangway caused the deaths Saturday of seven people who were attending an ...
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DNR chief: Sapelo gangway collapsed in the middle
As many as 40 people may have been on a gangway leading to a boat dock before it collapsed Saturday afternoon, resulting in ...
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Walter Cronkite would be turning in his grave at this cowardly CBS attack on good journalism
American journalist and TV news broadcaster Walter Cronkite anchoring the news desk for the "CBS Evening News," 1969. Getty Images “Journalism,” said legendary CBS News anchorman Walter ...