A Raleigh County woman who reportedly fell into the gorge at Grandview State Park on Sunday evening was found "alive and well," West Virginia State Police reported Tuesday evening.
Rescuers from various fire departments and police agencies had been searching the New River Gorge for Julie Wheeler, 44, of Shady Spring, since Sunday evening, when a caller to Raleigh County 911 Center reported that she had fallen into the gorge at the Grandview overlook area.
"After an extensive search, troopers from the Beckley State Police Detachment has located Julie Wheeler alive and well," State police First Sgt. C.F. Kane reported in a press release Tuesday evening. "Mrs. Wheeler was reported missing recently from the Grandview Overlook area.
The details surrounding this situation are being held due to this being an open and ongoing investigation."