Poor kid.... God Rest His Soul
So sad. Prayers for the family. And let this serve as a reminder to always wear floatation devices around water. I was just reading about the Guadelupe River here in Texas and that is the number one point the article made. Even a good swimmer can get caught in an undertow.
Kids...
When I was a kid, we were backpacking 15 miles from no-where.. we got ourselves into a tight spot where we either had to backtrack for a quarter mile, or shimmy along the face of a cliff over a river.
Being kids, we chose to shimmy the cliff.
About halfway along the 3" crack that extended about 12 feet laterally along the wall, I leaned a bit too far back (remember, there is a pack on my back) and went straight down into the river.
Fortunately, my backpack and sleeping bag acted as a life-preserver and kept me floating as I back-stroked it to the shore and grabbed a tree branch hanging over the water.
There, but for the grace of God go I...
Prayers for the family and all involved..
Walking 6 miles away from where the boy fell in, isnt going to save him. Why didnt the leader jump in and get him out?
Why would you let your kids go on a trip with a scout leader who wont jump in to get your kid if he falls in?
How many parents here would not jump in to get their child out of the water?
I just have to ask what the Scout rules are in terms of safety on trips such as this? Maybe the ratio of kids to Scout leaders isn't up to par? It saddens me to read stories like this. Hopefully the Boy scouts can revise what is already on the books for guidelines and come up with more strict rules for outings and camping. God Bless this boy and his family. I had a friend of mine who drowned in a lake. His family waited a month for his body to be found. It was awful. Prayers for all involved.
Very say.
I have a 13 year old son.