Man dies after falling off a North Carolina waterfall
Charles Adam Muzic, 22, died after falling off of North Carolina's the Upper Catawba Falls
A North Carolina man has died after falling from a waterfall while hiking.
The McDowell County Sheriff's office said that Charles Adam Muzic, 22, was out hiking with two people on Saturday afternoon in North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest when he slipped and fell from the top of Upper Catawba Falls.
One of his two companions said that she and Muzic, of Nebo, North Carolina, had hiked to the top of the falls. Once there, she said that she turned around for a moment and when she looked back, she saw that Muzic had disappeared, according to WSPA.
When she hiked back down, she found an injured Muzic and called 911 for help.
Authorities said that the emergency call came in at 4.32pm and that Muzic had fallen from a distance of more than 70 feet.
Emergency crews had to navigate rough terrain when carrying Muzic out of the woods at about 7.28pm, and then he was taken by helicopter to Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, where he died on Sunday morning.
Authorities are investigating the incident, but Muzic's family members told News 13 that they believed his fall was accidental — that he'd slipped on the rocks — and that he had been hiking with his girlfriend and his best friend at the time.
Authorities said that Muzic fell more than 70 feet off of the Upper Catawba Falls (pictured)
Muzic's family believes that his fall was an accident. Muzic (in yellow hat, with his family) leaves behind an eight-month-old son, Daxton
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ShareThe family noted that Muzic had slipped earlier in the day while hiking in the forest, but had regained his footing on that occasion.
They said that the trio had been discussing dinner plans and were about to leave the forest shortly before he slipped.
Muzic's family said that he made a living by cutting trees, had a slight daredevil streak and enjoyed being outdoors, hunting and fishing.
Muzic is survived by his eight-month-old son, Daxton.
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