2 missing after canoeing on lake as Tropical Storm Chantal struck North Carolina

Two North Carolinians are missing after they paddled a canoe onto a lake as Tropical Storm Chantal lashed the southern states over the weekend.

The two men were seen launching their canoe from a boat ramp on Jordan Lake around 5 p.m. Sunday as the storm was dumping upward of 10 inches of rain in parts of the Tar Heel State, causing severe flooding across nearby Chapel Hill, Durham and Chatham County.

The two have not yet been identified, but earlier reports indicated they may be brothers…

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