CLEVELAND, Ga. — Monday (Sept. 23) at approximately 5:30 p.m., White County firefighters were dispatched to a lost person on Yonah Mountain.

On scene, fire units learned that a hiker had separated from their spouse while on the trail. He had waited to see if his wife returned to base and had asked several hikers coming back down if they saw his wife and they had not. At that time, the husband called our E911 Center and although they are avid hikers from south Georgia, she had become lost.

At 7:30 p.m. a Georgia State Patrol helicopter advised that they could see someone waiving a stick with a piece of cloth at the end of the stick. It was the lost hiker. In the meanwhile, two teams consisting of firefighters made their way up and around the mountain — one at the lower landing zone area and the other to the top of Yonah Mountain. Working with the GSP helicopter personnel using GPS, the hiker’s location was given to the firefighters.

At 10:30 p.m. , firefighters located the hiker and with the assistance of Lee Arrendale firefighters setting up a rope system. Firefighters rappelled down the rock face to her location. She was then hoisted back up to safe footing.

The hiker was evaluated by White County EMS. No injuries were reported and the incident was closed.

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