Death investigation at High Shoals Falls

PRESS RELEASE – At 2:01 pm, Wednesday, February 21, 2024, Towns County Sheriff’s Office received a call to High Shoals Falls for a person hanging from a tree by a rope.

Towns County Sheriff’s Office has asked the GBI for assistance.

Towns County Sheriff’s Office, DNR, and GBI are working to determine the identity of the individual and a cause of death.

Emma Dunn

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