INGALLS — A missing body has been recovered that is believed to be Helene-related, according to a March 31 release from Avery County Sheriff’s Office.
On Friday, March 28, a debris cleanup crew working along the North Toe River, near Bent Road in the Ingalls Community, discovered the remains of a decomposed body, according to the release from Avery County Sheriff Mike Henley. Avery County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and recovered the individual. The remains are believed to be those of a Helene-related missing camper from the Buck Hill Campground, the release stated.
The remains are being sent to the office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Raleigh for positive identification. Pending positive identification, this would bring the official count for Helene-related missing and deceased in Avery County to one missing, and six deceased, according to Henley…