At least 7 Die in Boat Dock Collapse in US State of Georgia

Washington, 20 Oct (ONA) --- At least seven died after part of a boat dock collapsed, sending at least 20 into the Atlantic waters off the coast of the US State of Georgia. The accident also caused multiple injuries.

A gangway that was crowded with people waiting for a ferryboat collapsed late Saturday afternoon on the Sapelo Island in Georgia, about 60 miles south of Savannah, said Tyler Jones, a spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, which runs the ferry.

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