SAPELO ISLAND, Ga. (AP) – Video shows the frantic scene after an aluminum gangway collapsed Saturday at a boat dock on Sapelo Island capped what was supposed to have been a day of celebration, an annual festival spotlighting the culture and history of the island's tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants. The collapse occurred as visitors were boarding a ferry back to the mainland. Officials say up to 40 people were standing on the gangway when it gave out. At least 20 plunged into the Atlantic waters, where a strong tidal current threatened to pull them out to sea. Coroner identifies victims of Gangway collapse Seven people died and three others remained hospitalized Sunday, said Walter Rabon, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. He said an accident reconstruction team, working with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, was working to determine what caused a “catastrophic failure” at the state-operated dock, which had been rebuilt in 2021.