Taylor Terrell (July 22, 1991 – July 21, 2016)
was an American
news anchor
A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. ...
for 41NBC News at Daybreak and 41Today at
WMGT-TV
WMGT-TV (channel 41) is a television station in Macon, Georgia, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is the flagship television property of Savannah-based Morris Multimedia. WMGT-TV's studios are located on Poplar Street in downtown Macon, an ...
in
Macon, Georgia
Macon ( ), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Georgia. Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is located southeast of Atlanta and lies near the geographic center of the state of Geo ...
.
Terrell died on the eve of her 25th birthday after
slipping
Slipping is a technique used in boxing that is similar to bobbing. It is considered one of the four basic defensive strategies, along with blocking, holding, and clinching. It is performed by moving the head to either side so that the opponent' ...
over Rainbow Falls, a waterfall in North Carolina.
References
External links
Profileat 41NBC
2016 deaths
1991 births
African-American women journalists
African-American journalists
Journalists from Georgia (U.S. state)
Television anchors from Atlanta
Georgia Southern University alumni
Accidental deaths from falls
American women television journalists
21st-century African-American people
21st-century African-American women
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