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The seven people killed in a dock gangway collapse on Sapelo Island, Georgia, during a fall festival held by the Gullah-Geechee community have been named. The gangway, installed in 2021, failed as people waited to board a ferry, causing many to fall into the water. Among the victims was Charles Houston Jr.,77, left, a chaplain for Georgia's Department of Natural Resources. Three others remain critically injured, and investigations are underway to determine the cause of the collapse. The island's remote location and lack of quick access delayed emergency responses.