Woman dies after falling from cliff at Great Smoky Mountains park
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A 65-year-old woman died after falling off a cliff in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Saturday, park rangers said Monday.
Located in Tennessee, the cliff was nearly 200 feet high and ran along the popular Alum Cave Trail, the local WJHL outlet. reported.
Rangers responded Saturday after receiving reports that a woman had fallen, but park officials said they were unable to revive her, according to the news outlet.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the country’s most visited national parks, encompassing remote, rugged and mountainous terrain along the North Carolina-Tennessee border.
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Landscapes of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are seen on November 10, 2018 in Tennessee, United States. (Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
One of the park’s most popular trails, the Alum Cave Trail offers a 4.6-mile round-trip hike past Alum Cave Bluffs and past Arch Rock.
The National Park Service’s website warns that the trail becomes very steep and leads up to Mount LeConte, one of the highest peaks in the Smokies that attracts millions of visitors each year.
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Just a day earlier Friday, two park visitors were hospitalized after large rocks crashed into their vehicles during a sudden rockslide, the Charlotte Observer reported. reportedReferring to the National Park Service.
The huge slabs reportedly went around a blind bend along a winding road, causing heavy damage to the front of the vehicle.
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Visitors sit on Mount LeConte in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, April 22, 2009. (Tribune News Service via John D. Simmons/Charlotte Observer/Getty Images)
Media said both victims were expected to survive despite serious injuries.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more information.
