The woman then became stuck in mud and was unable to get free, he said. The woman was hiking to observe some popular waterfalls near the Cape Fear River when the fall happened, Shakeshaft said.

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A Fayetteville hiker was taken to a hospital for injuries after she was rescued following a 40-foot fall and became stuck in mud near the Cape Fear River on Monday ...