Official: Boats collide on Georgia river, 2 dead, 3 missing

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Two individuals have died and three others are lacking after two motorboats collided Saturday on a river in coastal Georgia firstly of the lengthy vacation weekend, authorities mentioned.

Not less than 4 different passengers suffered minor accidents and one different individual was reported airlifted by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter for medical consideration. The situation of that individual wasn’t instantly disclosed.

Authorities informed The Savannah Morning Information that one of many boats was carrying six individuals and the opposite had three aboard after they collided round 10:30 am on the Wilmington River.

A Chatham Emergency Providers spokesperson who launched particulars of the collision mentioned a search was underway Saturday afternoon for the lacking. Chatham County Police Division officers closed a stretch of the river to research and seek for the lacking. The names of these concerned weren’t instantly made public and specifics of the crash and search operation weren’t disclosed.

The incident is the second involving a ship and severe accidents on the Wilmington River this month. An area businessman was killed Could 5 when a ship he was aboard struck an unlit channel marker close to the Savannah Yacht Membership and he was struck on the top by an unknown object, authorities mentioned.

Saturday was the beginning of the three-day Memorial Day weekend, one of many busiest of the 12 months for leisure boaters.