Officials trying to prevent more deaths at Avery County waterfall

ELK PARK, N.C. — There are new warnings around a waterfall in the North Carolina mountains where dozens of people have died.

Elk River Falls in Avery County is a tourist destination for many but last summer, two people died there.

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In the video at the top of this web page, reporter Dave Faherty found out what the U.S. Forest Service is doing now prevent more deaths.

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