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Woodbine Search and Rescue was called to Cumberland Falls Monday after two people became trapped on a rock in the middle of the river. Chief Rick Fore said rescue personnel paddled out to the rock about 300 yards below the falls to rescue the male subjects from the rock. The...

A crew from Woodbine Search and Rescue was called upon Tuesday morning to help a woman trapped by the floodwaters by delivering her insulin to her. Woodbine Battalion Chief Rickie Fore said firefighters used the department’s flat bottom boat to make the mile-long trek through the...

Area first responders were called to Cumberland Falls Sunday evening after a woman fell from the rocks near the falls. Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses said the woman, whose name has not been released, was airlifted to the University of Tennessee Medical...

A Corbin man was pronounced dead at the scene after his boat struck a rock in Laurel Lake last Wednesday night. Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses said the incident occurred near Grove Marina about 11:30 p.m. Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley identified the...