On Saturday Feb. 24, the Smyth County 911 Center received a call just after 5 p.m., of a person falling off a cliff.
The incident occurred at the cliff just past Horseshoe Bend Road on Highway 107.
Shortly after receiving the call both law enforcement and rescue units arrived to find an elderly man lying on the ground beside a chainlink fence on the shoulder of the highway.
Upon investigation it was determined that George Robert Snedeker, 84, of 126 Riley Dr., Chilhowie, had died as a result of the fall. The incident remains under investigation, but currently appears to be a tragic accident, Sheriff B.C. “Chip” Shuler said.
