At least 7 are dead after a ferry dock gangway collapsed on Georgia's Sapelo Island. Multiple people were taken to hospitals and crews from the U.S. Coast Guard and others searched for survivors.
At least seven people were killed Saturday after part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia's Sapelo Island, authorities said.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, according to spokesperson Tyler Jones of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, which operates the dock.
”RELATED | 3 dead, 4 injured in collapse of Mississippi bridge being prepped for demolitionJones said he did not know what caused the gangway to collapse, but officials believe there were at least 20 people on it at the time. The gangway connected an outer dock where people board the ferry to another dock onshore.Among the dead was a chaplain for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Jones said.
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