By Alia Pharr

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — One late August morning, a man fell about 100 feet down a ravine near the Chattahoochee River.

The trench was in a wooded area behind an apartment complex in Cumberland. The 41-year-old man couldn’t climb out because he’d injured his hip and arm, according to Cobb Fire Department officials. But he could video call 911 to help responders find him.

It was the first time Cobb dispatch and rescue crews used live video from a 911 caller. They had some difficulty accessing the feed at first, the fire department said. But with the help of the dispatcher, bystanders and ultimately the video, rescuers found the man and pulled him out on a special stretcher known as a Stokes basket.

A rescue boat, and then an ambulance, took him

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