Man, 20, Falls To His Death At Signal Point

  • Friday, March 6, 2015

A 20-year-old man who recently moved here from Memphis to live with his brother has died in a fall from Signal Point.

He was identified as Tyler Pelts.

His family had reported him missing earlier. The GPS on his cell phone was used to track him to the side of the bluff.

He had fallen several hundred feet.

Signal Mountain authorities said they believe it was an accident in the wet, cold weather.



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