WINDER, Ga. - Dozens of people came out to Fort Yargo State Park in Winder on Saturday for a memorial hike to honor the victims of the Apalachee High School shooting, just days after the one-year anniversary of the tragedy.
What we know:
Apalachee students who took part in the hike say the support from the community has helped them begin to move forward.
Rangers and staff led the group on a 7-mile hike through the park.
What they're saying:
Many joined the hike Saturday to remember the victims who lost their lives in the Apalachee High School shooting.
"It's just important to honor the people that we've lost before. Let them know that they're not forgotten," Barrow County parent Lacey Christie said.
For some, like Apalachee junior Riley Burzinski, hiking isn't something he normall