A Savannah firefighter has died in the line of duty after rescuing victims from the Savannah River.

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WEBVTT 3 THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR WJCL 22 NEWS TONIGHT IM MEGHAN SCHILLER.. 3 3 "WE LOST A MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY - WE LOST A FIREFIGHTER " TONIGHT THE COMMUNITY AT A LOSS IN THE WAKE OF FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL CURRY'S DEATH.. JUST HOURS AFTER A MASSIVE RESCUE EFFORT TO SAVE DOZENS WHO PLUNGED INTO THE SAVANNAH RIVER. 3 THAT CHAOTIC SCENE UNFOLDED AFTER A DOCK COLLAPSED IN THE SAVANNAH RIVER. MICHEL CURRY WAS A MASTER FIREFIGHTER WHO WORKED WITH THE SAVANNAH FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR 13 YEARS HE WAS ALSO A FATHER TO AN 8 YEAR OLD BOY. 3 CITY LEADERS REMEMBER THE FIREFIGHTER WHO DIED FROM A MEDICAL CONDITION WHILE WHILE PEOPLE AFTER THE BOAT RAMP COLLAPSE ON RIVER STREET.THE FIRE CHIEF HE'S NEVER LOST A FIREFIGHTER IN THE LINE OF DUTY.CITY LEADERS AND THE SAVANNAH FIRE DEPARTMENT REMEMBER FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL CURRY WE LOST A HERO - A PERSON WHO WAS MOVE TOWARDS THE DANGER NOT RUNNING FROM IT CURRY WAS ONE OF MANY FIRST RESPONDERS ON RIVER STREET AFTER A LANDING DOCK COLLAPSE SENDING DOZENS INTO THE SAVANNAH RIVER - FIRE CREWS SAY HE HAD MEDICAL EMERGENCY WHILE SAVING PEOPLE AND WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED.A RISK THESE FIREFIGHTERS TAKE.WE ALL LOVE THIS PROFESSION - WE ARE ALL EXPECTING AT SOME POINT ANY OF US COULD BE ANSWERING OULAST ALARM.MATHEW ADAMS SAW THE CHAOS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. IT LIKE JUMPED AND PEOPLE STARTED TO SCREAM WELL IT DROPPED PROBABLY A GOOD THREE TO FOUR FEET AND TILTED AND LEANED FORWARD AND DUMPED EVERYBODY OVER THE SIDE. EMERGENCY CREWS RUSHED TO DOWN TO RIVER STREET AS PEOPLE STRUGGLED TO GET OUT OF THE WATER.WHEN YOU LOOKED OVER YOU COULD SEE PEOPLE FLOATING IN THE RIVER - PEOPLE WERTRYING TO GRAB PEOPLE THAT WERE IN THE RIVER THEY WERE TRYING TO YANK THEM OUT SOME PEOPLE WERE JUST TRYING TO HOLD ONTO ARMS BECAUSE THE CURRENT IS SO STRONG.WE'RE TOLD ABOUT 30 PEOPLE WERE INJURED - 13 TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.ONE OF THOSE WAS CURRY WHO DIED.THE OTHER HAVE MINOR INJURIES.I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT HOPEFULLY I WON'T EVER SEE ANYTHING LIKE IT AGAINYEAH IT WAS SOMETHING ELSEIN SAVANNAH LAUREN BRADLEY WJCL 22 NEWS. 3 THE BIG QUESTION TONIGHT IS WHAT CAUSED THE LOADING DOCK TO COLLAPSE.THAT'S STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. YOU CAN FOLLOW THE LATEST WITH OUR FREE WJCL NEWS APP. ITS AVAILABLE IN THE GOOGLE PLAY AND APPLE APP STORES.

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A Savannah firefighter is dead and dozens of people were injured after a loading dock near River Street collapsed Saturday afternoon. The collapse dumped more about 50 people into the Savannah River. Firefighter Michael Curry was one of the first responders on scene, officials said. We're told he was helping pull people from the water when he had a medical emergency. Medical personnel on scene provided first aid to Curry before transporting him to the hospital, officials said, but he passed away late Saturday afternoon. Curry was a Master Firefighter who worked for the Savannah Fire Department for 13 years. He was also father to an 8-year-old boy. Mayor Eddie DeLoach held a press conference Saturday night at Memorial Hospital to announce Curry's passing. "We lost a hero," DeLoach said. "A person who was moving towards the danger, not running from it." Savannah Fire Chief Charles G. Middleton said during the conference this is the first time he has lost a firefighter in the line of duty. "We all love this profession," Middleton said. "We are all expecting, at some point, any of us could be answering our last alarm." Savannah Fire, Southside Fire EMS and the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department responded to the scene. Savannah resident Matthew Adams told WJCL he witnessed the collapse. "(The dock) like -- jumped -- and people started to scream. It dropped probably a good three to four feet and tilted and leaned forward and dumped everybody over the side," Adams said. Emergency crews arrived as people still struggled to get out of the water. Ann Everhardt, nearby during the collapse, said she saw plenty of bystanders rush to help people out of the water. "When you looked over, you could see people floating in the river," Everhardt said. "People were trying to grab people that were in the river -- they were trying to yank them out. Some people were just trying to hold onto arms because the current is so strong." Fire crews said about 30 people were injured by the collapse and 13 received treatment at the hospital. Authorities are currently investigating what caused the loading dock to collapse.