Next steps after Sapelo Island gangway collapse [Video]

SAPELO ISLAND, Ga. — In the wake of the gangway collapse in Sapelo Island that killed seven people, including four from Jacksonville, officials are updating safety signage around the area, hosting community support sessions as investigations are underway.

Jacksonville residents Jacqueline Carter, Cynthia Gibbs, Carlotta McIntosh and Isaiah Thomas, and Georgia residents Queen Welch, William Johnson Jr. and Charles Houston were killed Saturday when the gangway collapsed. It also sent at least 20 people into the water, Georgia officials said.

Attorneys for the family of three Jacksonville victims said they are exploring the possibility of filing a lawsuit related to this collapse.

Georgia’s Office of the Attorney General has retained Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates to conduct an independent investigation into the cause of the collapse at the Marsh Landing Dock. GBI and local officials are also investigating.

The …