Nancy Sampson, 61, fell down a steep cliff at Glassmine Falls Overlook on Saturday afternoon.
A woman fell approximately 150 feet to her death from a cliff in North Carolina Saturday afternoon, according to the National Park Service.
Nancy Sampson, 61, fell down a steep cliff at Glassmine Falls Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway at around 12:15 p.m. Rescuers found the South Carolina woman about 150 feet below the overlook and park rangers confirmed that she had"succumbed to injuries from her fall," according toBlue Ridge Parkway is a long linear park and road located along the Appalachian Mountains that spans 469 miles through Virginia and North Carolina.
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