A Blairsville man lost his life last week in a drowning accident on the North Carolina side of Lake Chatuge. Michael Pickelsimer was 41 years old.
At approximately 7:34 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, Clay County Dispatch received a call from a woman stating that her boyfriend had fallen out of a kayak and was trying to swim to shore but did not make it, according to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.