August 4, 2005
First, on July 24th, 57 year-old Albert Puff, who joined the Scouts seven years ago with his grandson, suffers a fatal heart attack while volunteering for his first national Jamboree. A day later, on July 25th, four Boy Scout leaders are electrocuted while setting up a canopy for the Jamboree.
Then, on July 29, 300 Scouts at the Jamboree are treated for dehydration, and end up caught in thunderstorms (warning: will ask for login - try bugme@1not.com/goaway).
Finally (I sincerely hope), on July 30, lightning strikes a Boy Scout camp tent in Sequoia National Park, killing two and injuring six others.
What the hell is going on here? It's all incredibly tragic, and just weird. As my friend Doug, who pointed most of this out to me, asks: Why does it seem like God is literally striking down the Boy Scouts?
UPDATE: Lightning strikes again, this time in Utah, killing one Boy Scout, and injuring three more.
UPDATE II: Girl, 8, Killed by Tree at Boy Scout Camp in New Jersey, August 10.
Posted by starlen at August 4, 2005 10:50 PM
