River cleanup volunteer unhurt after meth backpack explodes
ASHEVILLE — A volunteer helping with cleanup on a North Carolina river was unhurt after a backpack he retrieved exploded, revealing what police described as a portable methamphetamine lab.The Asheville Citizen-Times reports Charlie Chang said his feet were on the backpack he plucked from the French Broad River and placed in his kayak Saturday. He said he thought it was full of water, rocks or something else. Then, the backpack exploded.Asheville police say […]
