Attorney confirms lawsuit for Sapelo Gangway collapse
SAPELO ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) — The attorney for the families of three people who died in the Sapelo Island gangway collapse told WSAV that they will be filing a lawsuit.
The gangway collapse killed seven people and injured several others. All seven people who died were senior citizens celebrating Gullah Geechee culture at a festival earlier that day.
Civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump is representing the families of three people who died, and a person critically injured in the incident.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said at least 20 people went into the water when the gangway collapsed.
'It is a structural failure. There should be very, very little maintenance to an aluminum gangway like that, but we'll see what the investigation unfolds,' Georgia DNR Commissioner Walter Rabon said at a news conference in October following the collapse.
The gangway was installed in 2021 and according to the Georgia DNR, the last time it was inspected was in December 2023 by Crescent Equipment Company.
Stick with WSAV as we learn more.
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