China News Agency, San Francisco, May 29. The US media reported on the 29th local time that two boats collided in Georgia on the 28th, resulting in 5 deaths and 4 injuries.
The New York Times quoted the Georgia Department of Natural Resources as saying that the authorities received a report about the boat collision at about 10:30 on the 28th.
The accident happened on the Wilmington River near Savannah in the state, according to a statement released by the U.S. Coast Guard, with one boat carrying six people and the other three people.
At the time of the accident, the two ships were moving towards each other at an unknown speed.
Phil Coster, chief operating officer of Chatham County Emergency Services, said one of the boats sank and the other was badly damaged.
Both were pronounced dead at the scene on the day of the accident.
The state's Department of Natural Resources said that on the morning of the 29th, divers found the remains of three missing persons in 4.3 meters of water.
Chris Leffler, his wife and two sons, who worked and attended the school, were killed in the accident, according to a statement released by a Savannah school.
Georgia Department of Natural Resources spokesman Mark McKinnon said four people were injured in the accident, including Mark Christopher Steiger, who was charged with DUI and was in the Chatham County Jail .
Two people, including Stigl, have been released from the hospital, and McKinnon said it was unclear what happened to the other two injured.
According to the Associated Press, the 28th is the first day of the Memorial Day long weekend in the United States, which is usually one of the peak times for Americans to take a leisurely boat.
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