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2 tourists, 3 first responders recover after Georgia rescue
TALLULAH FALLS, Ga. – Two tourists and three emergency crew members are recovering after a rescue in the north Georgia mountains.
Chad Black, director of Habersham County Emergency Services Director Chad Black tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that one person was injured from a “substantial fall” Sunday near a waterfall in Tallulah Gorge.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources flew the person to a Gainesville hospital.
Black says a second tourist was treated for heat exhaustion and exposure.
One emergency crew member was also taken by helicopter to a Gainesville hospital. Two more crew members were treated for heat exhaustion and exposure.
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Information from: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, http://www.ajc.com
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