Man Dies in Fall at Noccalula Falls

0:00A 36-year-old Gadsden man named Corey Green died after falling 60 feet into a gorge at Nakalula Falls Wednesday night. He jumped to security fence while fleeing police during a foot chase. The pursuit kicked off with Gadsden's street crimes and narcotics unit investigating two suspects bailed from their vehicle at the park campground. Officers wrestled and arrested the driver, 36-year-old Jared Easter. Campers liked them a grass from Coleman, showed up for a quiet night, but got chaos instead. Lieutenant Dusty Ford called it a real tragedy, figuring the guys weren't familiar with the fenced-off drop nearby. In autopsy, Friday will nail down Green's exact cause of death. It's been a tough stretch for local first responders. Tuesday, a tanker plunged off the Mayan bridge, but the driver walked away, and Thursday they, talked down a suicide threat on the same spot. These incidents hit hard on the folks who run toward the danger every shift, carrying that weight home with them. That's your Birmingham News Today update, AI powered and always on.