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Wake County Searches for Teen Missing After Falls Lake Drowning

9/8/2026

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Wake County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a teenage boy missing after a drowning at Falls Lake.
Deputies arrived around 2:20 p.m. on Monday, September 7, 2026, at the 14600 block of Creedmoor Road.
A family friend said the teen fell off a jet ski while on the water.
Volunteers formed a human chain on Sandling Beach after officials closed part of the area.

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Wake County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a teenage boy missing after a drowning at Falls Lake.
Deputies arrived around 2:20 p.m. on Monday, September 7, 2026, at the 14600 block of Creedmoor Road.
A family friend said the teen fell off a jet ski while on the water.
Volunteers formed a human chain on Sandling Beach after officials closed part of the area.