A day of celebration ended in tragedy after officials say a “catastrophic failure” led to a dock gateway collapsing on a small Georgia island.

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

The gangway collapsed Saturday as festival goers prepared to board a ferry amid Sapelo Island's annual Cultural Day, officials say.