An investigation is ongoing after a teenager who had been reported missing was found dead in Western North Carolina.
The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office responded to a home on Gilbert Crook Road in the Candler community, just after 3:30 PM, Friday.
Upon arrival deputies found 18 year old, Joseph Rose dead at the scene. The Asheville Police Department says Rose had previously been reported missing.
Officials say the circumstances surrounding his death are still under investigation. No further details have been released, as of the time of this report.