At least 7 dead after ferry dock gangway collapses in Georgia [Video]

Authorities said at least seven people were killed Saturday when part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island, where crowds had gathered for a fall celebration by the island’s tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants.Related video above: 7 dead, others injured in Sapelo Island gangway collapseEight people were taken to hospitals, at least six of them with critical injuries, 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 Natural Resources spokesperson Tyler Jones. The agency operates the dock and ferry boats that transport people between the island and the mainland.A gangway at the dock collapsed, sending people plunging into the water, Jones said. A team of engineers and construction specialists plans to be on-site early Sunday to begin investigating why the walkway failed, he said.“There was no collision” with a …