Rescue turns into Recovery at Tallulah Gorge

A rescue effort quickly turned into a recovery at Tallulah Gorge Thursday afternoon, April 22.  Personnel from Habersham County Emergency Services, Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, Tallulah Falls Fire Department, Tallulah Falls Police Department, Rabun County Fire Services, Department of Natural Resources Park Rangers, Habersham County Search and Rescue, and Department of Natural Resources Aviation worked for five hours to remove the body from 300-feet down in the gorge by using a rope-rigging system.  The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is conducting an investigation into the death.