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DNR identifies woman who died at Tallulah Gorge
DNR identifies woman who died at Tallulah Gorge
Members of the Rabun and Habersham County Search and Rescue Teams rappelled 250-300 feet into the gorge to retrieve the body. (photo courtesy Red Bird Media)
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has identified the woman who died Thursday afternoon in a fall at Tallulah Gorge State Park as 58-year-old Nancy Moore Smith, of Blue Ridge.
According to eyewitnesses, Smith had crossed over the railing at Overlook 2 and was talking with a Park Ranger when she jumped. Emergency crews were called to the scene shortly after noon.
Rescue effort at Tallulah Gorge now a recovery mission, emergency official says
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HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. - An emergency official says efforts to rescue a person at Georgia s Tallulah Gorge State Park have turned into a recovery effort.
Habersham County Emergency Services tells FOX 5 multiple agencies including the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Park Rangers, Rabun County Fire and, Tallulah Falls Fire at the park responding to the incident.
According to officials, the individual either fell off or jumped from a ledge of the Gorge. At its highest point, the gorge is nearly 1,000 feet deep.