Rescue at Stone Mountain Park

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Rescue at Stone Mountain Park

Photos: Rescue at Stone Mountain Park, July 23, 2013

A second person is also in need of rescue and a third person has been injured.

Two of the three young people were seriously hurt when they fell several hundred feet in a restricted area of Stone Mountain Park, police said. The most seriously injured was taken by helicopter to Atlanta Medical Center.

Two of the three young people were seriously hurt when they fell several hundred feet in a restricted area of Stone Mountain Park, police said. The most seriously injured was taken by helicopter to Atlanta Medical Center.

Two of the three young people were seriously hurt when they fell several hundred feet in a restricted area of Stone Mountain Park, police said. The most seriously injured was taken by helicopter to Atlanta Medical Center.

Two of the three young people were seriously hurt when they fell several hundred feet in a restricted area of Stone Mountain Park, police said. The most seriously injured was taken by helicopter to Atlanta Medical Center.

A rescue operation is under way at Stone Mountain Park, DeKalb County Fire officials said.

Mike Lee with Stone Mountain Police is at the scene.

According to emergency dispatch officials, one person tumbled down the mountain 100 yards and is in critical condition.

Rescue crews are on the scene.

Fire rescue come down the mountain at Stone Mountain Park. A rescue team was dispatched to pluck the two youths from a ravine and help their uninjured, 12-year-old companion to safety.

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A second person is also in need of rescue and a third person has been injured.

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