Man Injured After Falling Near Summitville Cave

Coffee County Rescue Squad working to pull man to safety.

Coffee County Rescue Squad working to pull man to safety.

Michael Finchum was injured after falling off of the edge of a cliff near a cave in Summitville.
According to a Coffee County sheriff’s department report, officers were called to the scene around 4:30pm Monday afternoon.
Finchum was found about 60 feet off the side of the bluff hanging on by a tree branch.
The Coffee County Rescue Squad was called to the area to pull Finchum back up the bluff area. Once Finchum was retrieved he was the transported down Fire tower Road to meet a Coffee County ambulance. Authorities sad if it had not been for the tree branch he would have fallen another 100 feet down the bluff.
Coffee County EMS transported Finchum to Manchester Medical Center where he was treated for his injuries.