Beloved TV news anchor From Georgia He fell into a ravine while hiking, prompting emergency responders to mount a daring rescue.
Carol Sbarge, who worked for WSB-TV Nearly three decades ago, she went on a September hike with her boyfriend in the Chattahoochee National Forest.
Her peaceful journey turned into disaster when she fell into a steep ravine.
“Somehow, while I was walking on the road, my foot hit a rock. And before I knew it, I fell into this ravine,” she told WSB-TV.
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Carol Sbarge fell into a ravine while hiking with her boyfriend. (Carol Sbarge via Instagram)
She told the outlet that she broke her ankle at three points while tripping.
Her boyfriend first tried – unsuccessfully – to call emergency services for help, but her remote location prevented the call from being made.
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recently, Another hiker He came to their rescue and hiked off the remote trail to contact Habersham County emergency services.
FILE – A lone hiker walks through Unicoi Gap on the Appalachian Trail in Georgia. (Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)
The crews have arrived at the scene after walking two miles up the road and quickly assessed the steep incline where Sparge fell. They used ropes and a helicopter to slowly lift her out of the valley, the local outlet reported.
Officials said this was the first time they had ever evacuated a hiker by air at Panther Creek Falls.
Sparge was airlifted and flown 3.6 miles before being admitted to a local hospital. She told the local outlet she needed eight screws and a metal plate in her ankle.
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“They're just special people. They put themselves in danger. You know, every day they don't know what kind of danger they're going to be in,” Sparge told the outlet, speaking of the rescue workers.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Chattahoochee National Forest and Habersham County Emergency Services for comment.
