Three-year-old airlifted from Smokies after falling from Abrams Falls bridge
Courtesy / WVLT News

Three-year-old airlifted from Smokies after falling from Abrams Falls bridge

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – A 3-year-old child was airlifted from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on New Year’s Eve, according to the park’s public affairs specialist, Dave Barak.

The child fell from a bridge and hit his head at Abrams Falls, Barak said. He was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center on a Lifestar helicopter, which had landed in Cades Cove.

Barak was not able to provide the child’s condition.

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Three-year-old airlifted from Smokies after falling from Abrams Falls bridge
Courtesy / WVLT News

Three-year-old airlifted from Smokies after falling from Abrams Falls bridge

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – A 3-year-old child was airlifted from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on New Year’s Eve, according to the park’s public affairs specialist, Dave Barak.

The child fell from a bridge and hit his head at Abrams Falls, Barak said. He was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center on a Lifestar helicopter, which had landed in Cades Cove.

Barak was not able to provide the child’s condition.