Woman Falls From Currahee Mountain Summit

By Ethan Jordan, WNEG Radio, Toccoa

In Stephens County, a woman is recovering after falling from the summit of Currahee Mountain.

It happened Tuesday according to Stephens County Search and Rescue Chief Brantley Moore.

Moore said the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, EMS, Rescue, and Carnes Creek Fire Department responded to the summit of Currahee Mountain on around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday morning after receiving reports of someone crying for help.

Upon arrival, it was determined that someone had fallen from a narrow trail adjacent to a rock outcropping, used as a popular look out viewing location.

Rescuers discovered that a woman had fallen approximately 100 feet down a very steep and rocky slope.

Moore said when they got to her they discovered she had sustained significant injuries and was not able to move without help.

Rope rigging was used to lower rescuers down to the victim and retrieve her.

Moore said the woman was air-lifted to a hospital for treatment of her injuries.

So far, the name of the woman has not been released.