Four of the victims were from Jacksonville. Two of them were members of the church where the vigil is being held.
The seven victims who died in the Georgia dock collapse. From left to right: Carlotta McIntosh, Charles Houston, Queen Welch, William Johnson Jr., Isaiah Thomas and Cynthia Gibbs. Jacksonville among top 15 most dangerous areas in US for pedestrians, report findsDefense for father, son convicted in murder of Ahmaud Arbery to present amended arguments Thursday in push for new trial
The vigil at 6 p.m. Thursday is at St. Paul AME Church on New Kings Road, where two of the victims were members.McIntosh and Thomas were members of the congregation at St. Paul AME Church. The commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources called the collapse a “catastrophic failure.” The gangway has been removed and the ferry dock is back open.
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