A 12-year-old boy from Charlotte drowned after going into Wilson Creek in Caldwell County Saturday, firefighters said.
First responders first got the call about 20 minutes after the boy was last seen going back to the family’s car. Firefighters say the family was camping in an area with a pool of water about 10-feet deep. The boy was later found downstream.
During the summer months, thousands of people come to Wilson Creek to swim, fish and kayak. There are warning signs along the creek and several sirens that go off if the water begins rising there…