Teen drowns at Lake Gaston

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Sunday, May 29, 2016
Scene from Lake Gaston as rescue crews work
Scene from Lake Gaston as rescue crews work
wtvd-image courtesy Lake Gaston Volunteer Fire Department

LAKE GASTON, N.C. (WTVD) -- A teenage male drowned Sunday afternoon at Lake Gaston, according to a Facebook post from the Gaston Volunteer Fire Department.

They said scuba divers searched for about 10 minutes near where he was last and were able to recover his body.

No word yet on his identity.

Scene from Lake Gaston as rescue crews work
image courtesy Lake Gaston Volunteer Fire Department

The Northampton County Sheriff's Office is leading an investigation.

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