Missing 14-year-old found dead after he was thrown from boat in North Carolina, cops say

A 14-year-old was thrown from a ship earlier than he disappeared in North Carolina, officers stated.

Now, crews report discovering the physique of the teenager who had gone lacking close to Wilson, roughly 50 miles east of Raleigh.

Officers stated {the teenager} vanished whereas on a ship experience on Buckhorn Reservoir, which presents boating, fishing and different water actions, in keeping with the Wilson Parks & Recreation division.

“The male was ejected from a ship and is at present unaccounted for,” the Wilson Police Division wrote Sunday, June 5 on Fb.

The 14-year-old nonetheless hadn’t been discovered that night, when metropolis officers at 8:30 p.m. shared that the reservoir can be closed till additional discover as a result of ongoing search.

On Monday, June 6, police stated the teenager was discovered useless, and the reservoir had reopened. The circumstances of the lethal incident are nonetheless below investigation.

“The ideas and prayers from all emergency personnel are with the sufferer’s household on this tough time,” the division wrote on its Fb web page.

This story was initially revealed June 6, 2022 8:54 AM.