Shuttered wilderness therapy camp in western N.C. faces new lawsuits

WSOC-TV/9 (CHARLOTTE) — Despite the facility being shut down and the property being up for sale, the owners of the Trails Carolina program aren’t out of the woods yet.

Following the death of a child in early 2024 the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services revoked the license of Trails Carolina, a wilderness therapy camp for teens and young adults located in Western North Carolina.

9 Investigates learned a former resident of Trails Carolina, and the parents of another filed lawsuits on Oct. 11 against multiple individuals and businesses they say are responsible for the conditions at Trails Carolina, and other programs like it.

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