The 17-year-old had reportedly been a student at Trails Carolina in Lake Toxaway, N.C. before he wandered away. The camp describes itself as offering long-term help for troubled youth.

The camp hosted about 40 children, according to Robbins. Campers come from the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, according to Adventure Amputee Camp Inc.’s website. But what an adventure this ...

According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called Fontana Lake at the Wilderness Marina in the Greasy Branch area of Swain County for a body that was found floating in the water.

Two brothers drowned in a popular lake in the North Carolina mountains after one went in to save the other, sheriff’s officials said after divers recovered the men’s bodies on Friday. The ...

DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO FONTANA LAKE, ... Swain County Rescue Squad and North Carolina Wildlife, but the rescue mission was called off at 8:30 p.m. due to the darkness.