Brookhaven man found dead at bottom of Tallulah Gorge, DNR says

RABUN COUNTY, Ga. — A Brookhaven man was found dead at the bottom of Tallulah Gorge on Friday night, officials with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources said.

William Lang Pottle, 39, was found about 150 feet from the top of the overlook.

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Game wardens got a call about a missing hiker around 9:30 p.m. Pottle’s car was found in the parking lot of the park’s interpretive center.

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Rabun Search and Rescue searched the gorge with a drone and found Pottle’s body.

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The body was recovered around 11 a.m. Sunday. It’s unclear how Pottle got to the bottom of the gorge. The investigation is still active. His body was taken to the Rabun County Coroner’s Office.

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