Teen Bitten by Venomous Snake While Fly Fishing on End of Year Camping Trip: 'I Was Scared'

North Carolina high school student bitten by venomous snake while fly fishing: 'I was terrified'

Two Chapel Hill, North Carolina high school students are reflecting on a survival story that turned an end-of-year camping trip into a near-death experience.

Teen bitten by venomous snake while fly fishing on end of year camping trip: 'I was scared'

By Sean Coffey Click here for updates on this story     CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (WTVD) — Two Chapel Hill high school students are reflecting on a survival story that turned an end-of-year camping trip into a near-death experience. Last week, 17-year-old Zain Shah and 18-year-old Kevin Foley, both seniors at Chapel Hill High School, were fishing in the Pisgah National Forest in Western North Carolina when their buddy trip nearly took a deadly…

Teen bitten by venomous snake while fly fishing on end of year camping trip in WNC: 'I was scared'

Days ahead of graduation, Chapel Hill High School students are reflecting on a survival story after camping trip turned into a near-death experience.

North Carolina Fly Fisher Rescued After Suffering a Venomous Snake Bite

A backcountry fly-fishing trip in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest turned scary for Zain Shah and Kevin Foley, high-schoolers from Chapel Hill, when Zain was bitten by a rattlesnake along a riverbank. Two miles from their car, they recognized that they were going to need help, and Kevin was able to reach a 911 operator who talked them through temporary treatment and called in a helicopter to airlift Zain to a hospital. Everything turned o…