BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – National Forest service rangers are sounding the alarm about potential dangers at some area hot spots after a recent fatality and serious injuries at waterfalls and swimming locations across Western North Carolina last week [July 23]. A man died while swimming at Secret Falls on the Nantahala Ranger District, and another man fell from a rock near Looking Glass Falls on the Pisgah Ranger District. Often labeled ‘swim at your own risk,’ National Forest property is unmanned by lifeguards, officials warn.
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