Tennessee college student, National Guardsman found dead on North Carolina trail in Great Smoky Mountains

The physique of a lacking Tennessee Nationwide Guardsman and College of Tennessee pupil was found Friday after he was reported lacking earlier within the week.

Bryce Evans, 23, was discovered useless on a distant path of Nice Smoky Mountains Nationwide Park round Balsam Mountain in North Carolina on Friday shortly after 11 a.m., in keeping with WLOS-TV.

A lacking individual flyer for Evans states that he was final seen on July 31 and his final identified location was inside the Cherokee, North Carolina space to hike and camp, in keeping with FOX46.

His household informed the outlet that his mobile phone pinged a cellphone tower within the space of Cherokee.

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In response to the report, park rangers discovered Evan’s automobile, a 2017 gray Nissan Altima, close to Pin Oak Hole on Heintooga Ridge Highway at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, then discovered his physique about 20 yards off-trail, which is 1.5 miles from the parking space.

Park rangers discovered Evan’s automobile, a 2017 gray Nissan Altima, close to Pin Oak Hole on Heintooga Ridge Highway at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday
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Knoxville Police Division spokesperson Scott Erland beforehand stated that Evans didn’t signal into his internship on the College of North Carolina, including that his cellphone went straight to voicemail.

“He informed his sister that he was going to work out on the TRECS Health club at UTK and that he would possibly drive to Charlotte after. Apparently, there is no such thing as a document of Bryce’s card getting used on the health club, he didn’t register for his internship at UNC and his cellphone goes straight to voicemail as effectively,” Erland stated.

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In response to the report, his sister additionally stated that Evans was an Eagle Scout.