The incident took place during Sapelo’s annual Cultural Day, which celebrates the community’s Gullah-Geechee history. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued a statement on the incident Saturday night.

Survivors and family members of the seven elderly people who died in the Sapelo Island gangway collapse are suing the companies that built the ferry dock.

Lawsuits in the 2024 Sapelo Island, Ga., gangway collapse that killed seven people and injured others were announced in ...

On Oct. 19, 2024, more than 20 people fell into the Duplin River when the gangway collapsed on Sapelo Island during a Cultural Day celebration. Seven people were killed and more than a dozen were ...

The survivors of a ferry dock collapse that killed seven people on Georgia's Sapelo Island last year are suing the engineering and construction companies responsible for the dock's construction.

Lawsuits in the 2024 Sapelo Island, Ga., gangway collapse that killed seven people and injured others were announced in separate news conferences.