‘We formed a circle and started praying’: Families grieve, call for investigation into deadly gangway collapse
Families continue to grieve, calling for an investigation into the deadly gangway collapse that killed seven people in ...
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She was helping a 93-year-old wheelchair-bound grandmother down a Georgia dock. Then she heard a crack
Civil Rights Lawyer Bakari Sellers is calling for a federal investigation into the cause of the deadly collapse of a boat dock gangway in Georgia, and the lack of resources on the Sapelo Island.
Families provide first-hand accounts of tragic gangway collapse on Sapelo Island
Family members of the seven lives lost in the fatal gangway collapse on Sapelo Island are speaking out. At a Jacksonville ...
Attorney for families of 3 Sapelo Island victims calls for federal investigation
We want an investigation on every level to get the answers to how this happened," said Ben Crump, the attorney representing the families of three victims.
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Survivors of the Sapelo Island gangway collapse speak out. The investigations now underway
Family members, friends and survivors of the gangway collapse, that killed seven over the weekend, recall the before, during ...
Grieving families of seniors killed when a dock collapsed on a Georgia island say the tragedy was preventable
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, which operates the dock on Georgia’s Sapelo Island, is leading the state’s ...
Investigation launched into 'catastrophic failure' of Georgia island gangway
The state is not necessarily the best actor to be investigating itself,” attorney Francys Johnson, who is representing the ...
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Sapelo’s Gullah Geechee residents traumatized by joyous day turned tragic
Three days after Sapelo Island ferry dock collapse, Hog Hammock's Gullah Geechee community still trying to come to grips with festival deaths.
Victims of ferry gangway collapse on Georgia's Sapelo Island demand federal probe
The incident is already being investigated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the Georgia Bureau of ...
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DNR chief: Buckle may be cause of Sapelo gangplank failure
The Sapelo Island gangway collapse that killed seven people over the weekend may have been due to buckled metal, the head of ...
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Retired Jacksonville Teacher Among Seven Lost in Georgia Dock Collapse During Cultural Celebration
A retired Jacksonville teacher died in a Georgia dock collapse; she was praised for her vibrant life and community work.