Georgia islanders hurried to save survivors after dock pathway collapse that eliminated 7
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A part of the gangway that collapsed Saturday afternoon stays noticeable on Sapelo Island in McIntosh County, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. Lewis Levine/ AP
By RUSS BYNUM and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP)-- Orange life vest bobbed in the water, where spectators hurried to form a human chain for passing survivors to security. Others carried the job of covering bodies in blankets and bring them to coast.
The frenzied scene after an aluminum gangway collapsed Saturday at a boat dock on a Georgia barrier island topped what was expected to ...