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Sheriff’s officers investigate after body found at Mills River campsite

By Lightning reports, Published: January 15, 2025

Henderson County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating after a man’s body was found on Jan. 9 at a Mills River campsite.

The body of 36-year-old Jonathan Lalaonde was found at Wash Creek campsite No. 2 on Wash Creek Road, according to an incident report from the sheriff’s office. The report did not give an address for Lalaonde but showed his vehicle as having a New York license plate. Sheriff’s officers, along with U.S. Forest Service officials, responded to the campsite at about 11 a.m. Jan. 9 after Lalaonde’s body was found, according the report. Investigators are awaiting autopsy results in the case, which could take six to eight months.