Hiker dies after falling off waterfall outlook in North Carolina

Nancy Sampson, 61, was sightseeing on the Blue Ridge parkway when she fell 150ft from a cliff near a popular nature site

A hiker died after plunging off a waterfall overlook along the Blue Ridge parkway in North Carolina during the weekend, according to the US National Park Service.

Nancy Sampson of Greer, South Carolina, was sightseeing at the park at about 12.15pm on Saturday when she tumbled over a cliff around the Glassmine Falls overlook.