Locator map of Sapelo Island, GA.

Locator map of Sapelo Island, GA.

ATLANTA — Investigators interviewing witnesses to Saturday's tragic gangway collapse on Sapelo Island and examining evidence won't have a quick answer to what caused the structure to give way, Georgia Commissioner of Natural Resources Walter Rabon said Tuesday.

"This could go for a week if not months," Rabon said after updating members of the state Board of Natural Resources on the incident at their monthly meeting in Atlanta.

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