Rescue effort at Tallulah Gorge now a recovery mission, emergency official says
By FOX 5 Digital Team
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Tallulah Gorge (Georgia Department of Natural Resources)
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.