Authorities in Georgia have described the “miracle” rescue of a 17-year-old female hiker, who became wedged in rocks after falling 15 metres off a cliff while trying to take a selfie.
Emergency responders from 18 agencies were called to Raven Cliff Falls near the town of Helen just after 5pm on Friday after the teenager plunged from the edge of a hiking trail and became stuck in rocks a third of the way down the falls, Now Habersham reported.
Rescuers located the hiker wedged from the chest down in a crevice after rappelling from the cliff.
The six hour mission to rescue a 17 year old hiker was described as a ‘miracle'
(Gainesville Fire Department)
The Georgia State Patrol used a helicopter to lower...
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