Installed in 2021, the gangway connected an outer dock where people board the ferry to another dock onshore. No roads link Sapelo Island to the mainland. None of the seven dead were island residents, Rabon said. And Watts, Hall and JR Grovner said they weren't aware of any family members of island residents among the dead. Tax hikes and local zoning changes have been met with protests and lawsuits by Hogg Hummock residents and landowners.

Source: ABC News October 20, 2024 15:43 UTC