BUCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – A Greer woman died Saturday afternoon after falling down a steep cliff on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

The National Park Service (NPS) said operators received a report around 12:15 p.m. in reference to the fall at the Glassmine Falls Overlook at milepost 361.

Upon arrival, rescuers were able to locate the woman almost 150 feet below the overlook.

  • Upstate woman dies after falling from cliff on Blue Ridge Parkway
    Upstate woman dies after falling from cliff on Blue Ridge Parkway (Source: Reems Creek Fire Department)
  • Upstate woman dies after falling from cliff on Blue Ridge Parkway
    Upstate woman dies after falling from cliff on Blue Ridge Parkway (Source: Reems Creek Fire Department)

Law enforcement rangers confirmed the woman had succumbed to her injuries. Officials identified her as 61-year-old Nancy Sampson.

Sampson’s body was recovered by the Reems Creek Fire Department with the assistance of Mt. Mitchell State Park Rangers and a Trauma Intervention Program of Western North Carolina volunteer.

The incident remains under investigation by the National Park Service.