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A child from Atlanta, “Trails Carolina”, who had strayed from a wilderness camp in the Nantahala national forest, died of hypothermia while immobilized due to a hip fracture.
Alec Sanford Lansing was camping with Trails Carolina, an outdoor rehabilitation program based in Lake Taxiway, around 2:30 p.M.
He was reported missing on November 10 at six o’clock. The delegates gave the police a description and last known location of Lansing and requested that they keep an eye on him.
A volunteer firefighter in the cashier reported seeing a man matching the teen’s description near a filling station on November 10. Officers could not view the video due to technical difficulties in the CCTV system of one of the stores.
Nearly two weeks were spent exploring the dense, complex and steep topography of the Nantahala with the assistance of multiple agencies from three counties. On Saturday, November 22, the queen reported that Lansing had been discovered near his original trails Carolina camp.
Searchers found the body in a remote forest. The jackson county sheriff’s Office and our Forest Service law enforcement requested an autopsy to determine the exact cause of Lansing’s death.
Jackson County officials are searching for Alec Sanford Lansing who was last seen Monday. #avlnews pic.twitter.com/d3gh5ThwnP
— Julie Ball (@CT_Julie) November 13, 2014
On November 24, pathologist dr william Selby performed the autopsy and determined that the teen’s cause of death was hypothermia. According to Selby, Lancing’s broken hip was another significant aspect of the autopsy. North Carolina.
The announcement said that Nantahala investigators, the sheriff’s examiner at the site where Lancing’s body was found, found evidence that it had been pulled from a tree hanging over a small river where Lansing was killed on “Saturday, November 22”.
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The dead body was found. Investigators believe the teen from Lansing fell out of a tree and into a creek, breaking his bones and leaving him bedridden.
Final words: The inquiry suggested he fell from a tree into a brook, immobilizing and exposing him to the elements. This tragedy reminds us of nature’s unanticipated difficulties and the significance of outdoor safety and preparedness.
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