"Trails Carolina Death Investigation: Autopsy Findings and Key Discoveries"

 


 Trails Carolina Death :he body of an Atlanta teen was found over the weekend in Western North Carolina.

Alec Lansing,17, had been missing since November 10.

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office said the teen walked away from from a wilderness therapy camp called "Trails Carolina." 

Trails Carolina Death

The sheriff's office said Alec had been seen by a convenience store clerk a few miles away from the camp. But they were unable to confirm the clerk had actually seen Alec because of technical difficulties with the store's video equipment.

Trails Carolina Death

A massive search effort was held for Alec. State officials conducting nearby cold weather exercises volunteered in the search effort, but they were still unable to find the teen.

Alec's body was found in a stream on Saturday.

Investigators believe he climbed a tree and fell into the stream below, breaking his hip in the process.