Authorities identify man who drowned in Lake Norman on Wednesday

Fundraiser For Family of Kayaker Who Died on Lake Norman

An online fundraising effort is underway to support the family of the Cornelius man who died last week on Lake Norman. The victim, Josh Scribben, leaves behind a wife and one-year-old child. The family lives on Henderson Road. The GoFundMe campaign was launched by Kalie Herman, a longtime friend of the family. As of Friday afternoon, the campaign had raised $12,000. The organizers are hoping to raise tens of thousands of dollars to help defray e…

Authorities identify man who drowned in Lake Norman on Wednesday

CORNELIUS, N.C. – New information about the man who drowned in Lake Norman on Wednesday. Authorities are now identifying him as 40-year-old Joshua Scribben. Search and rescue crews were called in Cornelius after Scribben went kayaking on the lake but never returned. His body was found less than an hour after the search began, without a life jacket. Right now, there’s still no word on what might have caused Scribben to go under the water in the f…