Hikers rescued

App used to locate them


Amid sweltering heat, two hikers were rescued after getting lost on the Lake Whelchel Trail Saturday. Cherokee County Emergency Management and the sheriff’s office, along with help from 911 dispatch, utilized a boat to rescue the two hikers around 3:30 p.m. after they had been wandering around the 7.5-mile trail for several hours. The pair told their rescuers they had […]

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