Emotional accounts from relatives of the victims and survivors of the partial collapse of a boat dock gangway on Georgia’s Sapelo Island and a newly released video of the frantic rescue efforts paint a dramatic picture of Saturday’s incident.

MCINTOSH COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - It was a tragedy in McIntosh County after several people died and multiple others were injured when the gangway on Sapelo Island collapsed. So, now the question is how do those people that witnessed this first hand take care of themselves?

As state officials investigate what caused the Sapelo Island dock collapse, there are questions surrounding the gangway’s construction and how many people it should have supported.