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Body Found And Identified In Burke County

January 27, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Philip Donald Carter

On January 11th the Burke County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the NC State Bureau of Investigations, conducted a search in a remote wooded area near Kayla’s Ridge Road in Connelly Springs. Investigators discovered a body that they believed to be Philip Donald Carter that went missing in the area on June 22, 2022.

Utilizing dental records, the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Winston Salem confirmed the remains as Philip Carter.

Since June 2022, multiple searches were executed in the area.

The investigation is ongoing.

Photo: Burke County Sheriff’s Office

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