News anchor tragically dies after falling over North Carolina waterfall

A woman who died after falling over a North Carolina waterfall has been identified, according to WLOS.

Georgia news anchor Taylor Terrell with 41NBC News died Thursday after she fell 185 feet off of Rainbow Falls in Transylvania County.

She died just the evening before her 25 th birthday.

The U.S. Forest Service reports that Terrell was wading in the stream that flows over Rainbow Falls on the Pisgah Ranger District.

She then lost her footing and was swept over the falls by the current.

Terrell anchored 41NBC News at Daybreak and 41Today.

41NBC released a statement about the incident:

"Taylor was a hard worker with a bright smile. She rose through the ranks from intern to reporter, to weekend anchor, to morning anchor and was eager to prepare for her next chapter. This is a devastating loss for us here at 41NBC and most definitely for her family.

Taylor was scheduled to be off today to celebrate her 25th birthday. Instead, we're remembering her spirit, her optimism, and her work. She touched so many people through her stories, through interviews here at the station on Daybreak and 41Today, and through the people she met while working with different volunteer groups as she tried to make a difference in people's lives."