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Posted: 2024-06-26T00:13:23Z | Updated: 2024-06-26T00:15:13Z

The death of a 12-year-old boy on his first night at a wilderness therapy camp in North Carolina was determined to be a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Monday.

The boy was discovered dead in February at Trails Carolina, a self-described therapeutic wilderness program thats part of whats known as the troubled teen industry . With little oversight, the private camps, boarding schools and residential treatment facilities have been accused for decades of traumatizing the children theyre designed to help and, in some cases, have faced allegations of abuse and negligence.

Trails Carolina was permanently shut down by the states Department of Health and Human Services in May after it determined that the facility endanger[ed] the health, safety, and welfare of clients, WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina, reported.

No criminal charges have been filed since the autopsys release. The Transylvania County Sheriffs Office said it is reviewing the report in conjunction with its overall investigation and is meeting with the district attorney.

A spokesperson for the camp did not immediately respond to HuffPosts request for comment on Tuesday.