Grainger teen dies after falling from cliff

12:05 PM, Sep 17, 2012   |    comments
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A Grainger County teenager has died after falling from a cliff.

According to Sheriff Scott Layel, Dustin Michael Dalton, 14, died after he fell approximately forty feet into a rocky area on Sunday.  The accident happened just after noon on Indian Ridge Road in Blaine.

Dalton was taken to UT Medical Center where he died of a traumatic head injury.

"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family in this tragic situation," said Sheriff Layel