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Canton, Cherokee County, Ga. September 12, 2002.
At approximately 10:30 a.m. the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office responded to Upper Sweetwater Trail in reference to a female that had been left in the woods.
Cherokee County 911 received a call from a female that was stating she was in the woods in an unknown area needed help. The female was able to describe parts of her location to the Cherokee County dispatchers. The dispatchers were able to assess the female's location to Upper Sweetwater Trail. Responding deputies made a quick assessment of the wooded area and asked for search assistance from Cherokee Fire Search and Rescue, Georgia State Patrol (GSP) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). GSP and DNR assisted the search with a helicopter and four-wheelers equipped with GPS units. The Cherokee County dispatchers did an outstanding job keeping the female on the phone while the GSP helicopter and a DNR pickup truck located her in the woods at approximately 2:00 p.m..
The female is approximately 18-21 years in age and sustained serious injuries. She was life-flighted to a local hospital for medical attention.
The Cherokee County Criminal Investigation Division is investigating the incident. Anyone that has any information regarding activity in the area of Sweetwater Trail in the past twenty-four hours is asked to call The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office at 770-928-0239.
