Body discovered in creek during search for NC man reported missing after wreck
A body was found Friday afternoon during a search for a 51-year-old man who was reported missing more than a week earlier near Morganton, officials said.
Shortly after 4 p.m. Friday, search crews composed of various state and local law enforcement agencies discovered the body in a creek near U.S. 70 and East Burke Boulevard in Icard, the Burke County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release Saturday. The body is believed to be Koa Hang, officials said.
Hang was last seen on Oct. 27 walking away from the scene of a car crash around 9 p.m. at the intersection of Icard School Road and Icard Rhodhiss Road, which is less than a mile away from the creek where the body was found, according to the release.
The Burke County Medical Examiner’s Office is working on identifying the body, the release said.
No other information has been released.
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This story was originally published November 7, 2021 at 11:14 AM with the headline "Body discovered in creek during search for NC man reported missing after wreck."
