Army Helicopter Team Hoists Critically Injured Hunter From Deep Georgia Ravine In Nighttime Rescue

Fannin County, Georgia – A U.S. Army helicopter rescue team hoisted a critically injured hunter from a steep ravine during a nighttime operation on Saturday, October 3, into the early hours of Sunday, October 4, in the Cohutta Wildlife Management Area.

Fannin County Search and Rescue and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources began searching Saturday after receiving a report of a missing hunter. DNR personnel made contact with him shortly after 7 p.m., finding him several miles off the trail and thousands of feet below the surrounding terrain.