Off-duty paramedic follows his instincts, discovers survivor in fatal Jackson County crash

by Rex Hodge

Sat, June 10th 2023, 1:04 AM UTC

June 9, 2023 - Harris Regional Hospital EMS supervisor Kyle Dowling was taking his wife and their baby to a doctor’s appointment in Sylva on Wednesday morning, May 31, when he discovered a fatal crash on N.C. 107. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)

JUNE 9, 2023 - Site off of N.C. 107 between Western Carolina University and Sylva, NC where deadly crash took place. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)

JUNE 9, 2023 - Kyle Dowling, a supervisor for Harris Regional Hospital EMS, was driving with his wife to take their baby to a doctor’s appointment in Sylva on Wednesday morning, May 31, when he saw tire tracks leading over the bank. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)

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June 9, 2023 - Harris Regional Hospital EMS supervisor Kyle Dowling was taking his wife and their baby to a doctor’s appointment in Sylva on Wednesday morning, May 31, when he discovered a fatal crash on N.C. 107. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)

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