What We Know About the Georgia Gangway Collapse on Sapelo …
8 hours ago · Oct. 21, 2024, 12:57 p.m. ET. Seven people died on Saturday when a gangway collapsed at a ferry dock on a Georgia island, the site of a festival celebrating the heritage of the Gullah Geechee, a ...
7 dead identified in Georgia island gangway collapse during ... - NBC News
19 hours ago · By Dennis Romero, Jesse Kirsch and Maria Piñero. DARIEN, Ga. — The seven people killed Saturday in a gangway collapse on a Georgia barrier island were all in their 70s, except for one woman in ...
Witnesses describe frantic rescue effort after Georgia dock gangway ...
12 hours ago · The collapse occurred as visitors were boarding a ferry back to the mainland. Officials say up to 40 people were standing on the gangway when it gave out at about 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the ...
'Catastrophic failure' cited in gangway collapse that killed 7 on ...
2 days ago · Authorities received the first 911 call about the gangway collapse at the visitor's landing dock at about 3:50 p.m., officials said. ... Husband and wife Beverly and Irvin Jones told ABC News they ...
Sapelo Island, Georgia: The collapse of a ferry dock gangway left …
22 hours ago · There were as many as 40 people on the gangway when it collapsed Saturday, department Commissioner Walter Rabon said at a Sunday news conference. Authorities believe the seven people deceased were ...
Georgia dock gangway collapse: What we know about the victims …
15 hours ago · The collapse happened after the Cultural Fest celebration on Sapelo Island in honor of Gullah Geechee culture. Officials said up to 40 people were on the dock gangway to board a ferry back to the ...
'Catastrophic failure': Seven dead, six critically injured after ...
2 days ago · Georgia Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Walter Rabon said Sunday morning that at least 40 people were on the gangway and that half fell into the water. The dock gave way before 4 p.m ...
Georgia authorities investigating deadly dock collapse | AP News
1 day ago · SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — 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. “It is a structural failure.
At least 7 dead in a ferry deck gangway collapse on Sapelo Island …
2 days ago · At least 20 people were plunged into the water when a gangway collapsed on the visitor ferry dock shortly before 4 p.m., Georgia DNR Capt. Chris Hodge said at a Saturday night news conference.
Georgia Dock Gangway Collapse: 7 Dead, Police Investigate | TIME
1 day ago · Georgia Department of Natural Resources Captain Chris Hodge speaks during a news conference after a gangway collapse on Sapelo Island in McIntosh County on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.
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