The Gaston County Police Drone Unit helped find a lost hiker alone in the dark in rugged terrain on Crowders Mountain.

GASTON CO., NC – A lost hiker at Crowders Mountain State Park is safe, thanks to help from a police drone. The hiker called 911 around 6pm on Monday saying they were lost. State Park Rangers went out ...

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A missing man at Crowders Mountain was found with the help of drones, according to the Gaston County Police Department.

A hiker was rescued Monday evening after Gaston County Police said it deployed drones to help find the person at Crowders ...

One of two drones launched by police spotted the hiker in rugged terrain in Crowders Mountain State Park in Gaston County ...

The hiker called 911 at about 5:50 p.m. on Monday and Crowders Mountain State Park rangers were talking to them by phone, which eventually stopped working because of a low battery. The park ...

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On Wednesday, a wildfire broke out in McDowell County in Western North Carolina after a tree fell onto a powerline.

In December 2024, multiple large wildfires broke out in western North Carolina, including a 664-acre fire at Crowders Mountain State Park and a 518-acre fire near Lake Tahoma. The North Carolina ...