UPDATE: The seven lost hikers have been found by a Georgia DNR helicopter, according to a Facebook post from the West Polk County Volunteer Fire and Rescue.
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ORIGINAL STORY: Rescue teams are searching for seven missing people – three adults and four children with ages ranging from 4 to 11 – last seen yesterday at Jacks River Falls.
The falls are a popular hiking destination in the Cohutta Wilderness near the border of Murray and Fannin County in North Georgia.
The individuals were reported missing last night after not returning home, said Steve Lofty, chief of West Polk Fire and Rescue, who’s assisting in the search.