While on vacation with her family in North Carolina, a Pennsylvania child died when she was swept down a waterfall.

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office stated that three-year-old Nevaeh Jade Newswanger was washed away near the top of Whitewater Falls on Sunday. After the small child was swept away by the stream, her worried parents dialed 911, and first responders from Jackson, Transylvania, Haywood, Henderson, and Oconee counties arrived, Daily Mail reported.

Girl Was Swept Over North Carolina Waterfall

The corpse of Nevaeh was discovered at 1 am on Monday. According to local news station WMBF, the toddler had been temporarily staying with her family in Oconee County, some 25 miles south of Whitewater Falls. The Newswangers from Denver, Pennsylvania, was on a work trip to the state. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office expressed its sympathies to the family on Monday and cautioned visitors to be careful.

With a drop of 411 feet, Whitewater Falls is the tallest waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains. It is situated on the North Carolina-South Carolina border. In the last three decades, more than a dozen individuals have perished near the waterfall. Before Sunday's tragedy, a member of a rescue squad died in 2020 after slipping down the waterfall while attempting to save a 24-year-old guy.

Jackson County Sheriff Chip Hall stated, "First and foremost our prayers are with the Newswanger family as they grieve the loss of this precious young child." Hall issued a caution to those who might be considering visiting the waterfall. Visitors should always keep a safe distance, observe all safety measures and warnings, and see waterfalls from approved viewing places.

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Sheriff's Office Warns About the Scenic Areas

Visitors are encouraged to stay on the paths even if they want to obtain a better view of the region, according to the department's website. Several visitors to the hiking review website AllTrails classify one of the Whitewater Falls treks as challenging and moderately difficult, according to People.

Several counties' emergency services were dispatched to the Whitewater Falls region soon before 6:00 p.m., on Sunday after reports that a little girl had been washed away from the top of the falls and taken away by a torrent. The Whitewater River has a sequence of waterfalls and cascades that span the border from North Carolina to South Carolina. 

The youngster was discovered in an area near the waterfall at about 1 am on Monday, after many hours of recovery efforts. People should be informed of the hazards connected with many picturesque sites of the region, such as waterfalls, as spring weather approaches, according to Jackson.

Since 1995, at least 15 people have perished at Whitewater Falls. Hall went on to explain that while the falls are magnificent to look at from a safe distance, getting too close to them for any purpose is extremely dangerous, as per Philly Voice.

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