I think he was part of the camp, but not a full part. Normally the 11 year
old kids can not attend multi-night events. Those camps up there are set up
for week long summer camps. Our 11 year old kids are invited to attend
Friday night, and come home with the group on Saturday. That way they get
one over-night camp and get an idea of what the week long camps are like.
He went missing on a Friday night, so I think he was up there for his one
night.


"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:%30ue.867$SF5.576@fed1read07...
> He wasn't actually part of the event, he was not a member of any of the
> Boy Scout troops that were there. He attended with an adult friend for
> the day, so he was not a member of any Patrol or Troop organization that
> do always use the Buddy system.
>
> Jerry
>
> DougW wrote:
>> Rusted did pass the time by typing:
>>
>>>That one is a little close to home for me. In 5 weeks I am taking a
>>>group
>>>of scouts up to that same place. In my 10 or so years of being a scout
>>>leader we have taken 3 or 4 groups of kids to those scout camps. That
>>>kid
>>>spent 4 nights out in the cold, in my book that makes him a pretty tough
>>>guy. I would not want to go through what he has gone through. I
>>>understand
>>>that he finally walked himself to a road and was picked up from there, it
>>>was about 3 miles from where he was last seen.
>>
>>
>> What gets me is Scouts teaches the buddy system. Given that kids (myself
>> included) do wander away on campouts, at least the kid had some common
>> sense
>> and followed water to roads. One thing for sure he will now have
>> something
>> to remember.
>>
>> I was worried he tried to cross the river. Most folk don't get it, but
>> only 2-3" of running water can pull your legs right out from under you
>> and it's hell to get back to shore without getting beaten on the rocks.
>> Deeper water is actually easier to get out of since you can swim at an
>> angle
>> and eventually reach shore.
>>
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/

 

I think he was part of the camp, but not a full part. Normally the 11 year
old kids can not attend multi-night events. Those camps up there are set up
for week long summer camps. Our 11 year old kids are invited to attend
Friday night, and come home with the group on Saturday. That way they get
one over-night camp and get an idea of what the week long camps are like.
He went missing on a Friday night, so I think he was up there for his one
night.


"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:%30ue.867$SF5.576@fed1read07...
> He wasn't actually part of the event, he was not a member of any of the
> Boy Scout troops that were there. He attended with an adult friend for
> the day, so he was not a member of any Patrol or Troop organization that
> do always use the Buddy system.
>
> Jerry
>
> DougW wrote:
>> Rusted did pass the time by typing:
>>
>>>That one is a little close to home for me. In 5 weeks I am taking a
>>>group
>>>of scouts up to that same place. In my 10 or so years of being a scout
>>>leader we have taken 3 or 4 groups of kids to those scout camps. That
>>>kid
>>>spent 4 nights out in the cold, in my book that makes him a pretty tough
>>>guy. I would not want to go through what he has gone through. I
>>>understand
>>>that he finally walked himself to a road and was picked up from there, it
>>>was about 3 miles from where he was last seen.
>>
>>
>> What gets me is Scouts teaches the buddy system. Given that kids (myself
>> included) do wander away on campouts, at least the kid had some common
>> sense
>> and followed water to roads. One thing for sure he will now have
>> something
>> to remember.
>>
>> I was worried he tried to cross the river. Most folk don't get it, but
>> only 2-3" of running water can pull your legs right out from under you
>> and it's hell to get back to shore without getting beaten on the rocks.
>> Deeper water is actually easier to get out of since you can swim at an
>> angle
>> and eventually reach shore.
>>
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/

 

I think he was part of the camp, but not a full part. Normally the 11 year
old kids can not attend multi-night events. Those camps up there are set up
for week long summer camps. Our 11 year old kids are invited to attend
Friday night, and come home with the group on Saturday. That way they get
one over-night camp and get an idea of what the week long camps are like.
He went missing on a Friday night, so I think he was up there for his one
night.


"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:%30ue.867$SF5.576@fed1read07...
> He wasn't actually part of the event, he was not a member of any of the
> Boy Scout troops that were there. He attended with an adult friend for
> the day, so he was not a member of any Patrol or Troop organization that
> do always use the Buddy system.
>
> Jerry
>
> DougW wrote:
>> Rusted did pass the time by typing:
>>
>>>That one is a little close to home for me. In 5 weeks I am taking a
>>>group
>>>of scouts up to that same place. In my 10 or so years of being a scout
>>>leader we have taken 3 or 4 groups of kids to those scout camps. That
>>>kid
>>>spent 4 nights out in the cold, in my book that makes him a pretty tough
>>>guy. I would not want to go through what he has gone through. I
>>>understand
>>>that he finally walked himself to a road and was picked up from there, it
>>>was about 3 miles from where he was last seen.
>>
>>
>> What gets me is Scouts teaches the buddy system. Given that kids (myself
>> included) do wander away on campouts, at least the kid had some common
>> sense
>> and followed water to roads. One thing for sure he will now have
>> something
>> to remember.
>>
>> I was worried he tried to cross the river. Most folk don't get it, but
>> only 2-3" of running water can pull your legs right out from under you
>> and it's hell to get back to shore without getting beaten on the rocks.
>> Deeper water is actually easier to get out of since you can swim at an
>> angle
>> and eventually reach shore.
>>
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/

 

"Rusted" <noEmail@please.com> wrote in message
news:b60ue.1183$fe1.494@fe05.usenetserver.com...
> A few thoughts with that. After years of lower than normal water fall
Utah
> finally had a huge snowfall / rainfall catch up year. We have had lots of
> water, all of the streams are over flowing, many are being sand bagged.
> That river up there is plenty to wash about anyone or anything down stream
> right now. I can't foresee a kid that size being able to cross the river
> that they were searching
>

The initial reports that I heard -- very sketchy at best -- were that he DID
cross the river at some point. I assume they know this because they found
him on the other side from where he went missing.

 

"Rusted" <noEmail@please.com> wrote in message
news:b60ue.1183$fe1.494@fe05.usenetserver.com...
> A few thoughts with that. After years of lower than normal water fall
Utah
> finally had a huge snowfall / rainfall catch up year. We have had lots of
> water, all of the streams are over flowing, many are being sand bagged.
> That river up there is plenty to wash about anyone or anything down stream
> right now. I can't foresee a kid that size being able to cross the river
> that they were searching
>

The initial reports that I heard -- very sketchy at best -- were that he DID
cross the river at some point. I assume they know this because they found
him on the other side from where he went missing.

 

"Rusted" <noEmail@please.com> wrote in message
news:b60ue.1183$fe1.494@fe05.usenetserver.com...
> A few thoughts with that. After years of lower than normal water fall
Utah
> finally had a huge snowfall / rainfall catch up year. We have had lots of
> water, all of the streams are over flowing, many are being sand bagged.
> That river up there is plenty to wash about anyone or anything down stream
> right now. I can't foresee a kid that size being able to cross the river
> that they were searching
>

The initial reports that I heard -- very sketchy at best -- were that he DID
cross the river at some point. I assume they know this because they found
him on the other side from where he went missing.

 

"Rusted" <noEmail@please.com> wrote in message
news:b60ue.1183$fe1.494@fe05.usenetserver.com...
> A few thoughts with that. After years of lower than normal water fall
Utah
> finally had a huge snowfall / rainfall catch up year. We have had lots of
> water, all of the streams are over flowing, many are being sand bagged.
> That river up there is plenty to wash about anyone or anything down stream
> right now. I can't foresee a kid that size being able to cross the river
> that they were searching
>

The initial reports that I heard -- very sketchy at best -- were that he DID
cross the river at some point. I assume they know this because they found
him on the other side from where he went missing.

 

FYI - some of the local jeep guys were up there looking for the kid. The
jeep groups seems to attract lots of personalities that take action on
community events. Always willing to help out.

http://www.rockymountainextreme.com/...ad.php?t=22727



"Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
news:8didnZB_Qo685yXfRVn-qg@ez2.net...
> As of about 12:15 pacific time, the kid at the Boy Scout Camp in Utah has
> been found alive and in excellent shape. They are taking him to Children's
> Hospital in Salt Lake (I think), for observation, but he is fine and
> unhurt.
>
> I know you guys like a happy ending, and maybe this is your first source
> of
> news during the day.
>
>
>
>

 

FYI - some of the local jeep guys were up there looking for the kid. The
jeep groups seems to attract lots of personalities that take action on
community events. Always willing to help out.

http://www.rockymountainextreme.com/...ad.php?t=22727



"Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
news:8didnZB_Qo685yXfRVn-qg@ez2.net...
> As of about 12:15 pacific time, the kid at the Boy Scout Camp in Utah has
> been found alive and in excellent shape. They are taking him to Children's
> Hospital in Salt Lake (I think), for observation, but he is fine and
> unhurt.
>
> I know you guys like a happy ending, and maybe this is your first source
> of
> news during the day.
>
>
>
>

 

FYI - some of the local jeep guys were up there looking for the kid. The
jeep groups seems to attract lots of personalities that take action on
community events. Always willing to help out.

http://www.rockymountainextreme.com/...ad.php?t=22727



"Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
news:8didnZB_Qo685yXfRVn-qg@ez2.net...
> As of about 12:15 pacific time, the kid at the Boy Scout Camp in Utah has
> been found alive and in excellent shape. They are taking him to Children's
> Hospital in Salt Lake (I think), for observation, but he is fine and
> unhurt.
>
> I know you guys like a happy ending, and maybe this is your first source
> of
> news during the day.
>
>
>
>