Tag: gangway
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7 dead identified in Georgia island gangway collapse during celebratory weekend
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 her 90s, the coroner said Sunday. An estimated 700 people were on Sapelo Island, about 72 miles south of Savannah, to celebrate the Gullah Geechee history and its unique…
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Seven believed dead after gangway collapses in Georgia
Seven people are believed dead after a gangway that’s part of a marina collapsed on Sapelo Island on Saturday. Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources said at least 20 people went into the water when the structure gave way before 4:30 p.m., prompting a response from the U.S. Coast Guard and state and local agencies. The…