Even if a person has been missing for years, he or she is not presumed dead in North Carolina. Alena’s Law, named after a ...

NC legislation that would make it easier for families to declare missing loved ones deceased after a natural disaster passed the state House April 16.

and Kelly White, of Fletcher, NC., pictured Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, are still searching for the body of Alena Ayers, who has been missing since Tropical Storm Helene swept Ayers and husband ...

Typically, the waiting period is seven years. The bill is named after a Mitchell County woman, Alena Ayers, who went missing Sept. 27 after floodwaters from Tropical Storm Helene swept Ayers ...

The proposal is named for Alena Ayers of Mitchell County. She and her husband, Stephen, were swept away in the floodwaters after Hurricane Helene. Stephen’s body was later recovered downstream ...