Chatham County Sheriff Mike Roberson officially retired on Wednesday after nearly four decades of public service.
Jennifer Stehle and her husband, Justin, filed the lawsuit on Wednesday against the eight people aboard the boat.
The family of 10-year-old Brooklyn Carroll has filed a lawsuit seeking damages for the boating incident that took her life.
"I just thank God for being alive because it could be a very different conversation without me still being here."
The fire marshal said a propane gas leak caused the explosion inside a food truck.
The family of Brooklyn Carroll, who died in the boating incident, held a lock of her hair as they attended the bond hearing.