BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — Authorities say a 25-year-old man died after falling over a waterfall at a North Carolina state park in Burke County Friday.
South Mountains Park Ranger Lance Huss said that Ryan Yount, of Hickory, was walking near the edge of 80-foot tall High Shoals Falls when he lost his footing and went over around 4:45 p.m.
Huss said Yount was visiting the park near Connelly Springs with a small group that included his girlfriend. No one else was injured.
Huss said the fall remains under investigation, but all the evidence gathered so far appears it was an accident.