The 61-year-old woman fell roughly half the size of the Statue of Liberty while on a trip with her husband.
A 61-year-old hiker plunged 150 feet to her death Saturday after losing her footing while trying to see the view over a steep cliff at a North Carolina national park.
Nancy Sampson of South Carolina was taking in the sights of Glassmine Falls Overlook along the Blue Ridge Parkway with her husband around 12:15 p.m. when the tragedy occurred,Rescuers rappeled down the side of the cliff — roughly half the height of the Statue of Liberty — only to find that Sampson had succumbed to her injuries.
Sampson’s husband remained on the scene and was “distraught” after witnessing his wife’s violent end, according to the Trauma Intervention Program of Western North Carolina. “The TIP volunteer went above and beyond in supporting him at the scene and helping him get back down the mountain and connect with friends who could support him after this tragic loss,” the group
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