Man Rescued After Falling 70 Feet Off Powell County Cliff
Rescue crews had a tough job early Sunday morning in Powell County.
The image with this story is from the rescue of a man who fell off a trail while hiking near Tunnel Ridge Road. It’s from the Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team Facebook page.
The call came in around 3AM Sunday morning but it took until 9AM to get the man, according to Powell County dispatchers.
According to the rescue team, the man fell 70-feet off Jailhouse Rock. No word on his condition but the dispatcher said a helicopter originally called in to assist, could not land because of weather.
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