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A 12-year-old suffocated to death at camp after he was confined in a fully enclosed bivy sack, autopsy report says
(CNN) — A boy from New York journeyed to North Carolina for camp but did not survive his first night, authorities said. Now, his death is being investigated as a homicide.
Henderson, Transylvania counties to upgrade emergency management with state funds
Henderson and Transylvania Counties received grants from the North Carolina Emergency Management division as part of the Capacity Building Competitive Grant program. Henderson County will receive $106,513 to purchase a disaster medical support trailer, while Transylvania County will receive $121,040 for a disaster shelter capacity building project. Ben Applebome, Henderson...
12-Year-Old’s Death at Trails Carolina Officially Homicide
Earlier this year, a 12-year-old boy from New York tragically died at Trails Carolina, a wilderness camp in Western North Carolina. His death has now been officially classified as a homicide. The boy passed away less than a day after arriving at the camp near Lake Toxaway. Initially considered suspicious,...
Death of 12-year-old at North Carolina camp for troubled youth ruled a homicide
The death of a 12-year-old boy at a North Carolina wilderness camp for troubled adolescents has been ruled a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Monday. The boy died in February, less than 24 hours after having arrived at Trails Carolina, a for-profit program that has since lost its operating license. Trails Carolina has said the death appeared to be accidental and that staff members performed CPR after they found the boy unresponsive the morning after he arrived. He was inside a bivy, a one-person tent secured with an alarm.
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