Rescue underway after child falls in embankment in northwest Atlanta, officials say

ATLANTA — First responders are at the scene of an active rescue after a 10-year-old child fell into an embankment in northwest Atlanta.

It happened in a residential area on the 1000 block of Northcliffe Drive NW near Peachtree Creek, not far from Beaverbrook Park. Both Atlanta Fire Rescue and officers with the Atlanta Police Department are aiding in the rescue. The rescue comes as north Georgia is under a winter weather warning and battling with slushy and cold conditions.

Authorities confirmed that the child was never in the water but remains trapped in the embankment…

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