drownings
Drowning victim who jumped from a sailboat Saturday identified
Aug. 12. The drowning victim in Lake Norman off Belle Isle on Saturday has been identified as Duane Andrew Strong. North Carolina Wildlife reports that he jumped from a moving […]
Marine Commission resumes free life ring program
July 25. The Lake Norman Marine Commission (LNMC) is resuming the Dock Lifesaving Ring giveaway they began last year. Anyone with a dock on Lake Norman can apply to receive […]
Drowning victim identified
July 8. The boater who drowned on the Fourth of July at The Sandbar in Lake Norman has been identified as Miles Edward Merritt, age 27. The NC Wildlife Commission […]
In response to drownings, the Joshua Murray boating safety center will open in May
March 18. The Joshua Murray Boating, Safety, Education and Awareness Center is expected to open at Blythe Landing in May with water safety education programs for the public. It will […]
Rescue crews searching for 19-year-old drowning victim
[Updated] Aug. 2. First responders are searching the quarry area near Blue Stone Harbor for a swimmer who went missing near sunset Monday. [ Update: The body of the […]
Drowning victim identified
July 17. NC Wildlife has released the identity of the 49-year-old man who drowned late yesterday afternoon near The Sandbar in Lake Norman. Anthony Barnes fell off the back of […]
[Updated] Police, Fire search for drowning victim
July 2. A search continues Sunday afternoon following a drowning in Lake Norman near mile marker D5, according to the Cornelius Fire Dept. There were five or six police and […]
Did you see the C-130 circle ‘Love Where you Lake’ Saturday? Here’s why.
May 15. Cade Redmond, the 14-year-old son of Elise and Douglas Redmond, received the Commissioner’s Award from the NC Department of Insurance during the Love Where You Lake event Saturday […]
