At least seven people are dead and others are injured after a gangway collapsed at a landing dock on Georgia’s Sapelo Island, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
At least 20 people went into the water when the gangway collapsed around 4:30 p.m., the agency said in a statement. The number of people injured is not yet known.
Sapelo Island is located about 70 miles south of Savannah, Georgia.
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