The Cherokee County Coroner’s Office is currently investigating the death of an 18 year old female, Georgia College student.

She died from a fall while rock climbing, off of County Road 70 – in the area of Cherokee Rock Village on Saturday, October 14th.  County Coroner Paul McDonald – stated Emergency Responders were notified of that fall, moments after the hour of 12:00noon.  Deputy Coroner Blake Madaris identified the woman, as Yutung Zhang from Minnesota – who was a UGA Freshman.  He made a next of kin notification at that point.

The Cherokee County Coroner’s Office wishes to thank all of the First Responders that assisted in the both lengthy and difficult recovery process.