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7 Die, Many Others Injured When Gangway Collapses At Georgia's Sapelo Island
Posted on 10/19/24 at 7:35 pm
Posted on 10/19/24 at 7:35 pm
Tragedy in Georgia. Search and rescue underway.
At least 7 dead at Sapelo Island
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Authorities said at least seven people were killed Saturday when part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island, where crowds had gathered for a fall celebration by the island’s tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants.
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 Natural Resources spokesperson Tyler Jones. The agency operates the dock and ferry boats that transport people between the island and the mainland.
Jones said a gangway at the dock collapsed, sending people plunging into the water.
“There have been seven fatalities confirmed,” Jones said. “There have been multiple people transported to area hospitals, and we are continuing to search the water for individuals.”
At least 7 dead at Sapelo Island
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Posted on 10/19/24 at 7:41 pm to Curious Moe
Drownings?
Posted on 10/19/24 at 7:42 pm to Curious Moe
This is the only gangway there. Kind of confused how this could kill 7 people and cause people to go missing. There's got to be more to this story
Posted on 10/19/24 at 7:43 pm to Curious Moe
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fall celebration by the island’s tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants.
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the dock collapsed, sending people plunging into the water.
4 bans, 7 PMs
Posted on 10/19/24 at 7:43 pm to LoneStar23
I was trying to find a picture of it. But barring it collapsing and trapping people/dragging them under, I’m curious as to how so many people died (unless maybe they can’t swim).
Posted on 10/19/24 at 7:48 pm to Curious Moe
Prayers for these folks.
Posted on 10/19/24 at 7:48 pm to LoneStar23
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This is the only gangway there. Kind of confused how this could kill 7 people and cause people to go missing. There's got to be more to this story
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crowds had gathered for a fall celebration by the island’s tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants
Posted on 10/19/24 at 7:49 pm to tiger rag 93
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Black slave descendants.
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the dock collapsed, sending people plunging into the water.
If it's because they couldn't swim, that would be horrifically tragic. Sad story.
Posted on 10/19/24 at 7:50 pm to Buzz Lightbeer
It's sad but not a mystery
This post was edited on 10/19/24 at 7:50 pm
Posted on 10/19/24 at 7:52 pm to Curious Moe
Nahhh, that wasn’t no Kenny Rogers.
Posted on 10/19/24 at 7:53 pm to CocomoLSU
Are you looking at that gangway? It's pretty obvious how people could die if the entire thing collapsed.
Collapse begins to happen, people fall in the water, and parts of the metal gangway hit them on the head, knocking them unconscious. They drown at that point.
Collapse begins to happen, people fall in the water, and parts of the metal gangway hit them on the head, knocking them unconscious. They drown at that point.
Posted on 10/19/24 at 8:03 pm to Curious Moe
For Christ sake people died and this article spews racism and oppression.. These liberals never pass up an opportunity...
Posted on 10/19/24 at 8:05 pm to CocomoLSU
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maybe they can’t swim
Posted on 10/19/24 at 8:09 pm to nealnan8
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Are you looking at that gangway? It's pretty obvious how people could die if the entire thing collapsed.
Collapse begins to happen, people fall in the water, and parts of the metal gangway hit them on the head, knocking them unconscious. They drown at that point
Dumb.
Posted on 10/19/24 at 8:11 pm to Curious Moe
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Authorities said at least seven people were killed Saturday when part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island, where crowds had gathered for a fall celebration by the island’s tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave
Made it here and stopped reading.
TL;DR - black people drowned.
Posted on 10/19/24 at 8:12 pm to nealnan8
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Are you looking at that gangway?
Yeah.
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It's pretty obvious how people could die if the entire thing collapsed. Collapse begins to happen, people fall in the water, and parts of the metal gangway hit them on the head, knocking them unconscious. They drown at that point.
Clearly you aren’t looking at it though.
Posted on 10/19/24 at 8:14 pm to Athis
quote:Say what? How?
For Christ sake people died and this article spews racism and oppression.
Posted on 10/19/24 at 8:20 pm to Curious Moe
Overcrowding
Posted on 10/19/24 at 8:25 pm to Curious Moe
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Say what? How?
Obviously you didn't read the article...
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But the community’s population has been shrinking for decades, and some families have sold their land to outsiders who built vacation homes.
Tax increases and zoning changes by the local government in McIntosh County have been met by protests and lawsuits by Hogg Hummock residents and landowners. They have been battling for the past year to undo zoning changes approved by county commissioners in September 2023 that doubled the size of homes allowed in Hogg Hummock.
Residents say they fear larger homes will lead to tax increases that could force them to sell land their families have held for generations.
Posted on 10/19/24 at 8:28 pm to Athis
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But the community’s population has been shrinking for decades, and some families have sold their land to outsiders who built vacation homes. Tax increases and zoning changes by the local government in McIntosh County have been met by protests and lawsuits by Hogg Hummock residents and landowners. They have been battling for the past year to undo zoning changes approved by county commissioners in September 2023 that doubled the size of homes allowed in Hogg Hummock. Residents say they fear larger homes will lead to tax increases that could force them to sell land their families have held for generations
White people moving in…racist
White people moving out…also racist
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