Crowds had gathered on Sapelo Island for a celebration of its tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants.
At least seven people were killed Saturday after part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia's Sapelo Island, authorities said.Multiple people were taken to hospitals, and crews from the U.S. Coast Guard, the McIntosh County Fire Department, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and others were searching the water, according to spokesperson Tyler Jones of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, which operates the dock.
Sapelo Island is about 60 miles south of Savannah and is reachable from the mainland by boat.In a post to social media, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wrote that he and his family were 'heartbroken by today's tragedy on Sapelo Island. As state and local first responders continue to work this active scene, we ask that all Georgians join us in praying for those lost, for those still in harm's way, and for their families.'Rep.
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