Ex-Firefighter Dies Saving Child | Dog Feces Used In 'Senior Queens' Prank | Stabbing Suspect Captured: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Tuesday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of some of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

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Ex-Atlanta Firefighter Dies Saving Child In Water At Tallulah Gorge

A former Atlanta firefighter died Sunday during a swimming accident at the Sliding Rock trail at Tallulah Gorge State Park, Patch has learned. Tavaris Slade, 38, of Jonesboro jumped in the water to save a child who was struggling, according to news reports.

Chantek, Sign-Language Using Orangutan At Zoo Atlanta, Dies

Chantek, an orangutan who was raised like a human and learned to speak sign language, has died at Zoo Atlanta. He was 39. Chantek died at the zoo on Monday, officials there said. While his official cause of death was not immediately known, he had been treated by the zoo's veterinary team for progressive heart disease. At 39, Chantek was one of the oldest living male orangutans in North America.

'Senior Queens' Pull First-Day-Of-School Prank With Dog Feces, Toilet Paper

A first-day-of school prank left a Bartow County mother's property littered with toilet paper, shaving cream, dog feces and paper plates with degrading messages about her daughter. The woman's home on Miltons Walk SE was the site of the prank, which she believed occurred sometime between Aug. 1 and Aug. 2.

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• Woman's Body Found In Carport In Sandy Springs
• Man Dead, Baby Hospitalized After Forsyth SWAT Standoff
  
• Suspect Wearing Spider-Man Mask Robs Convenience Store In Canton
• Suspect Captured In Deadly Gwinnett Stabbing
• Ex-Atlanta Firefighter Dies Saving Child In Water At Tallulah Gorge
• Police ID Suspect In Shooting Of Woman And Uber Driver In Atlanta
• Bicyclist Hit By SUV In Cherokee County

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