A hiker from Illinois is dead after a fall at Linville Gorge in the western North Carolina mountains, according to local officials. News outlets report that Burke County Emergency Management officials received a call midday Thursday for an injured hiker off Rock Jock Trail in the gorge. Sign up for our Newsletters Click the video player above to watch headlines from WXII 12 News. More than three hours later, rescuers found Michael Ryva dead. The.
A hiker has died after Burke County emergency officials said he accidentally fell about 80 feet off of a ledge. At around 12: 25 p.m. Thursday, Burke County 911 received a call of an injured hiker just off Rock Jock Trail in Linville Gorge. Rescuers located the hiker at around 4 p.m. The hiker has been identified as 30-year-old Michael Patrick Ryva of Forest Park, Illinois. #BREAKING: A hiker is dead after falling off a trail in Linville Gorge..