A Woman Died After Falling From a Cliff at a Blue Ridge Parkway Scenic Overlook in North Carolina

Firefighters respond to a fatal fall from a cliff on the Blue Ridge Parkway in N.C., on Sept. 23, 2023. Courtesy of Reems Creek Fire Department

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C.—A South Carolina woman died after falling from a scenic overlook along the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina, according to the National Park Service.

Park service dispatchers received a report of a woman who fell down a steep cliff at Glassmine Falls Overlook on Saturday afternoon, officials said in a news release.