‘It’s devastating’: seven dead identified in Georgia dock gangway collapse

The dead, in their 70s and one woman in her 90s, were on Sapelo Island to celebrate the Gullah Geechee culture

New details have emerged in the catastrophic collapse of a dock gangway on a small island in Georgia over the weekend that killed seven people and injured many more.

The collapse, which caused at least 20 people to plunge into the water, occurred after the Cultural Day festival on Sapelo Island in honor of Gullah Geechee culture. Officials say that up to 40 people were standing on the dock gangway to board a ferry back to the mainland when the structure gave way.

The Associated Press contributed reporting