A ferry dock collapse on Sapelo Island shook the Gullah Geechee community on Saturday. Here's more on the Gulla Geechee people and their history.

Seven people died after a ferry gangway collapsed Saturday in Georgia, according to state officials. Authorities were working Sunday to determine the cause. The facts The aluminum gangway should have been able to handle the 40 or so people on it before “a catastrophic failure,

Authorities are working to identify the cause of a partial ferry dock collapse on Georgia’s Sapelo Island that turned a day of celebration into tragedy, leaving at least seven dead and six critically injured as crowds gathered for a cultural festival.