Crime & Safety

Kennesaw Man Found Dead At Bottom Of Waterfall In South Carolina: Authorities

Body of Bryant Kevin Church, 57, was found at the bottom of a waterfall at Mill Creek Falls in Table Rock State Park in South Carolina.

KENNESAW, GA -- An autopsy is expected Monday in the death of a Kennesaw man who got separated from a companion while hiking in Pickens County, South Carolina.

The body of Bryant Kevin Church, 57, was found at the bottom of a waterfall at Mill Creek Falls in Table Rock State Park. Authorities are investigating the death as an accident at this time.

Pickens County Chief Deputy Creed Hashe told reporters there Park Rangers had been searching for Church on Saturday when they found his body about 12:40 p.m. at the waterfall nearly 3.5 miles up a mountain, according to WYFF-TV.

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The South Carolina Forestry Service said the trail that Church had been on was closed due to recent wildfires, WYFF reports.

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