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The gangway at the dock collapsed and sent people plunging into the water.
It happened as crowds gathered on the island for a celebration of its tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants.
Sapelo Island is about 97 kilometers south of Savannah and is reachable from the mainland by boat.
Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard , the McIntosh County Fire Department , the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and others are searching for people.
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