Hiker dies after fall at Linville Gorge

BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — A hiker is dead after falling in the Linville Gorge over the weekend.

Channel 9 learned the hiker fell along the Babel Tower Trail on the west side of the gorge, off of Old N.C. 105. The hiker’s name has not yet been released.

The U.S. Forest Service is overseeing the investigation.

No additional details have been released.

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