At Least Seven Dead In Georgia Ferry Dock Collapse

CNN reports:

Authorities are working to identify the cause of a partial ferry dock collapse on Georgia’s Sapelo Island that turned a day of celebration into tragedy, leaving at least seven dead and six critically injured as crowds gathered for a cultural festival.

In the midst of a celebration of the island’s small Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants, a gangway collapsed on the visitor ferry dock shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday and plunged at least 20 people into the water, Georgia Department of Natural Resources Capt. Chris Hodge said at a Saturday night news conference.

It remains unclear why the Marsh Landing Dock collapsed. A team of engineers and construction specialists plan to be at the dock early Sunday to begin investigating why it failed, Natural Resources spokesperson Tyler Jones told the Associated Press.

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TRAGEDY ON SAPELO ISLAND: A dock collapse has left at least seven people dead and multiple injured on Georgia’s Sapelo Island. This is drone video I captured of the dock while filming a story on the island in 2022. We will have the latest updates on @FOX5Atlanta pic.twitter.com/yA7w7lS0nt

— Billy Heath III (@BillyHeathFOX5) October 20, 2024

Seven Dead As Crowded Ferry Dock Collapses During Celebration In Georgia

SOURCE: REUTERS AND AP#Georgia #Accident #DockCollapse #Death pic.twitter.com/NzHPnOfgz7

— News18 (@CNNnews18) October 20, 2024

Sen. Ossoff on Sapelo Island Dock Collapse pic.twitter.com/DDn8jfpAeA

— Ossoff’s Office (@SenOssoff) October 20, 2024

Seven people are dead and half a dozen others were critically injured after a gangway that’s part of a ferry dock collapsed on Sapelo Island, Georgia. https://t.co/ZzygKrvg3m

— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 20, 2024

Marty, the girls, and I are heartbroken by today’s tragedy on Sapelo Island. As state and local first responders continue to work this active scene, we ask that all Georgians join us in praying for those lost, for those still in harm’s way, and for their families.

— Governor Brian P. Kemp (@GovKemp) October 19, 2024