Walter Rabon, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, which operates the ferries and dock, said about 20 people fell into the water. Up to 40 could have been on the gangway at the time of the failure,

Georgia officials are investigating after a freak ferry dock collapse on Sapelo Island killed at least seven people and injured an unknown number of others.

The oldest victim, Carlotta McIntosh, was described as a “fifth generation elder and the matriarch of our family. She leaves behind children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and