Officials said up to 40 people were on the dock gangway to board a ferry back to the mainland when it gave out.
The tragedy occurred late Saturday as visitors were leaving a Culture Day celebration on historic Sapelo Island.
National civil rights attorney Ben Crump is demanding a federal investigation into the deadly dock collapse on Sapelo Island ...
There were life jackets bobbing in the water, people forming a human chain to pass survivors to safety and bodies being ...
The gangway collapsed Saturday as festival goers prepared to board a ferry amid Sapelo Island's annual Cultural Day, ...
Overall, 20 people were forced into the water on Saturday by the accident on Sapelo Island, the site of a festival ...
Grieving families say they want answers as to why a metal walkway at a state-operated dock in Georgia collapsed over the weekend, killing seven people ...
Carlotta McIntosh's granddaughter says the shock hasn't worn down yet. But her family is choosing to reflect on the life she ...