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Photo/Bob Scott - A National Guard helicopter was called in to help rescue a man who had fallen down the California Mountain side of the Cullasaja Gorge. After lifting the man from the side of the mountain, the helicopter then returned to lift the rescue workers who had repelled down the mountain. -
Photo submitted - A spotlight shines on the area where the man was located. This photo was taken at about 4:30 a.m. – the moon is just below the horizon and the dot that looks like a star is the Macon County drone that was used in the search and rescue operation.
Multiple emergency crews responded to the Cullasaja Gorge area over the weekend to rescue a man who had fallen down the mountain. The man told rescuers he had been there about three days, according…