A 61-year-old hiker fell from a steep cliff and died Saturday at the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.
a report came in to its dispatchers around 12:00 p.m. about a woman who had fallen from a cliff at the Glassmine Falls Overlook at milepost 361.
“NPS Law Enforcement Rangers arrived on scene and confirmed the female, Nancy Sampson, 61 years old, of Greer, South Carolina, had succumbed to injuries from her fall,” the agency explained.“Her body was recovered by first responders from Reems Creek Fire Department, with assistance from Mt. Mitchell State Park Rangers and a Trauma Intervention Program of Western North Carolina volunteer,” the NPS news release continued.
Reems Creek Firefighters responded to a fatal fall from a cliff on the Blue Ridge Parkway. At 12pm dispatch notified…
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