Search and Rescue team risks hazards to serve

Submitted photo. Will McCracken, Isaac Williams and Tate Nichols are part of the swiftwater rescue team with Rabun County Search and Rescue. Rescuers say that speciality training they received in Texas gave them the skills they needed to navigate through the strong current and locate a missing person on the Tallulah River in June.
Submitted photo. Will McCracken, Isaac Williams and Tate Nichols are part of the swiftwater rescue team with Rabun County Search and Rescue. Rescuers say that speciality training they received in Texas gave them the skills they needed to navigate through the strong current and locate a missing person on the Tallulah River in June.

TIGER-- The Rabun County Search and Rescue team is made up completely of volunteers who dedicate their time to serve the residents of Rabun County. 

There are approximately 40 team members. 

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