According to Franklin County Emergency Management ... when he and two teenagers were playing near the Tar River. While they were playing, the boy and one of the teens fell into the river.

“On the Tar River, there was a lot of timber. There’s a lot of big rocks. There’s a lot of mud, so the bottom of the river is very soft,” Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jack Thorpe said. “If ...

A 7-year-old boy has been missing after he fell into the Tar River in Franklinton, N.C., on Monday, March 17. Although the Franklin County Emergency Services continued the search and rescue on Tuesday ...

The body of a missing 7-year-old boy has been found more than a week after he disappeared in the Tar River ... the boy didn't know how to swim. Franklin County Sheriff Kevin White called it ...

LOUISBURG, N.C. (WNCN) — A search was underway in Franklin County Monday night for a 7-year-old boy who went missing in the ...

“On the Tar River, there was a lot of timber. There’s a lot of big rocks. There’s a lot of mud, so the bottom of the river is very soft,” Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jack ...