Charlotte native to compete in Paralympics after losing leg in boating accident WSOC TV [Video]

CHARLOTTE — One day on Lake Norman changed one Charlotte man’s life forever. Carson Clough lost part of his leg in a boating accident.

Now, five years later, he’ll be competing in the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Channel 9′s Almiya White spoke with Clough, where he explained why this was never even a dream of his.

“I have a whole new athletic adventure that I could go on,” Clough said.

It’s an adventure that is taking Clough to Paris to compete in the Paralympics. But he said he never imagined his life would bring him to this moment.

“I was in a boat accident up on Lake Norman, not too far from here. And that’s where I got my old peg leg,” Clough said.

That boating accident in 2019 left the 30-year-old Charlotte native with a below-the-knee amputation.

Born with natural athletic capabilities, Carson had to learn how to stand, walk, …