It was approximately 11:34 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, when the call came in to the Monroe County E-911 Center in Tennessee. A man who called in said he fell off a cliff while being chased by a bear.
According to a press release posted to Facebook by Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones , the call was transferred from the Polk County E-911 Center and was pinged in the Charles Hall bridge on the Cherohala Skyway in Tellico Plains. This skyway connects forested areas.
Authorities said the man who called in claimed to be a Mr. Brandon Andrade. He also said he was injured and partially in water. When emergency responders arrived at the area, they began search and rescue operations and found a deceased male with identification for a Mr. Brandon Kristopher Andrade on his person. However, all was not what it seemed…