SCOTTSBORO, Ala. - Roughly two dozen people lived on Dock B at Jackson County Park Marina, and none was rich or famous. Tommy Jones, who lived on a 35-foot (11-meter) boat on the dock, helped others flee and swam to safety but lost his brother, who drowned trying to escape. An Alabama coroner said Tuesday that four of the eight victims were children. Jackson County Coroner John Jordan hasn’t released the identities of any of the victims but said the children were ages 7, 9, 10 and 16 years old, WHNT-TV reported. Julie Jackson, who lives in a boat on another dock, can’t shake the sounds of people crying for help as the sky glowed orange from the flames.

Source: thestar January 28, 2020 16:08 UTC