RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Raleigh crews were airlifted onto a North Carolina mountain on Saturday and rescued a hiker who fell about 50 feet in Avery County.
The incident was reported around noon Saturday when a Grandfather Mountain hiker suffered a “significant” fall, according to the Linville-Central Rescue Squad.
Crews from several agencies, including the Linville Volunteer Fire Department and Banner Elk Rescue, responded to the mountain to access the fallen hiker…