Georgia authorities investigating a dock gangway collapse that killed 7 on a historic island
The gangway, installed in 2021, gave way as an estimated 700 people visited largely unspoiled Sapelo Island, about 60 miles south of Savannah and 7 miles offshore.
Deadly Georgia dock collapse blamed on unknown 'catastrophic failure'
The gangway collapsed Saturday as festival goers prepared to board a ferry amid Sapelo Island's annual Cultural Day, officials say.
Seven dead after gangway collapses at Gullah Geechee event in Georgia
Seven people died after a ferry gangway on Sapelo Island collapsed Saturday in Georgia, according to state officials.
At Least 7 Dead in Georgia Dock Collapse on US Atlantic Coast
At least seven people were killed after part of a boat dock collapsed, sending at least 20 into the Atlantic waters off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia. U.S. Coast Guard ships were searching Saturday night for missing people.
At least 7 dead in dock collapse at Georgia Island festival
The island is home to about 70 full-time residents of the Hog Hammock community, many descendants of people enslaved at Sapelo plantations.
Georgia dock walkway collapse cause under investigation as islanders describe 'horrible' aftermath
Those who witnessed a deadly gangway collapse in Georgia over the weekend are detailing what happened when dozens plunged into the water, killing seven.
7 dead identified in Georgia island gangway collapse during celebratory weekend
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.
Dock Collapse Kills Several in Georgia
Bystanders and rescue teams searched for victims after the gangway at a ferry dock in Sapelo Island collapsed into the water.
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Judge orders a stop to referendum in Hogg Hummock zoning battle
A judge last week ordered a halt to a special election initiated by residents of one of the South’s last remaining ...
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Judge asked to cancel referendum in slave descendants' zoning battle with Georgia county
Roughly 30 to 50 Black residents live in Hogg Hummock, a community of dirt roads and modest homes founded by former slaves from the cotton plantation of Thomas Spalding. Small communities ...
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Judge orders a stop to referendum in Georgia slave descendants' zoning battle
Residents of the tiny Hogg Hummock community on isolated Sapelo Island, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) south of Savannah, said they were blindsided a year ago when county officials approved zoning ...
Georgia authorities investigate a deadly dock gangway collapse on a historic island
Georgia authorities say they are investigating the collapse of a dock gangway that killed seven people on an island where ...
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Sapelo zoning vote heads to Georgia Supreme Court
Sapelo’s Hogg Hummock area is inhabited by descendants of enslaved West Africans and is the last Gullah Geechee community on ...