MOORESVILLE, N.C. — A 14-year-old boy, Angel Carabello, drowned in Lake Norman after going missing from a home on Stover Road in Mooresville on Wednesday afternoon.
Angel’s father, Misael, was renovating the lakeside house when his son disappeared. Angel was last seen entering the lake with a raft, according to Misael.
“I was still sitting in the car, and he decided to go into the lake with a raft, and he drowned,” Misael, Angel’s father, explained.
Jessica Harris, a witness, described the moment Angel’s body was found as horrifying, noting the screams from Angel’s mother.
“We were all just kind of standing and watching, and that’s when we heard the screams from the mother, and it was just horrifying,” said Harris.
A search involving neighbors, volunteers, and emergency responders was conducted using drones and lake patrol units. Chopper 9 captured footage of the extensive search efforts.
Billy Paniaha, involved in the search, estimated that about 75 to 100 search and rescue personnel participated, thanks to the efforts of Iredell and Cornelius, Mooresville.
The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported that Angel’s body was found under the dock where he was last seen by his father.
Harris emphasized the dangers of water, stating, “The water is a dangerous place and you have to watch pretty closely.”
The tragic incident has left Angel’s family and the Lake Norman community grieving and traumatized.
The discovery of Angel’s body has brought some peace to his family, according to Paniaha.
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