Seven dead, six critically injured after gangway collapses in Georgia
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 Sapelo Island on Saturday.
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 Sapelo Island on Saturday.
The state Department of Natural Resources said at least 20 people went into the water when the structure gave way before 4 p.m., prompting a response from the U.S. Coast Guard and state and local agencies.
Seven people died in the incident and six people were critically injured, said Capt. Chris Hodge, region supervisor for the department’s law enforcement division.
Two people were flown to other hospitals for treatment, he said.
The cause of the collapse is under investigation, Hodge said.
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