Effective immediately, roads and trails on the Pisgah Ranger District east of Highway 276 and south of the Blue Ridge Parkway are closed due to ongoing law enforcement operations.
Visitors to the Pisgah National Forest should avoid the area which includes trails and roads in the Mills River area, Yellow Gap Road, Turkey Pen Gap, Trace Ridge, and Wash Creek.
Highway 276 is also closed from the Pisgah Ranger District office to the Blue Ridge Parkway. Attractions along this stretch of road are closed today including Sliding Rock, Cradle of Forestry, Looking Glass Falls, and Pisgah ranger station visitor center.
Numerous law enforcement agencies led by Transylvania County Sheriff's Office are engaged in a search for a suspect who is known to be armed and dangerous.
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