Body recovered from Black Creek gorge at Noccalula Falls Park
by Sumner Harrell
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GADSDEN, Ala. (WBMA) —
A body was recovered from the Black Creek gorge at Noccalula Falls Park Wednesday afternoon.
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In a news release, the city of Gadsden said the city's fire department responded to a report of an unresponsive individual in the gorge between Noccalula Falls and the park's suspension bridge.
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The city said first responders located the individual in a rocky area and determined they had been dead for a period of time.
The fire department initiated a high-angle recovery, and with help from the Gadsden Police Department and Parks and Recreation employees, recovered the body after three hours.
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No additional details were immediately released by authorities.
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