MONROE, NC — We’re following a developing story in Monroe. lightning is delaying the search for the body of a teen who drowned while fishing with his grandfather. Investigators believe 18-year-old Malique Streater may have had a seizure before falling out of the boat on Lake Twitty Thursday night.
His family says he was a rising senior at Forest Hills High School, and an honor student. “He was a good person. He always talked about going to church. He never did nothing wrong,” said Streater’s cousin, Tanja Stevenson.
Streater and his grandfather participated in a bass fishing tournament every Thursday. Crews will continue their search Friday morning.