Mama Nature vs Scouts

Lightning Kills Boy Scout at Utah Camp

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Lightning killed one Boy Scout and injured three others while they slept in a shelter at a mountain scout camp, authorities said Wednesday.

The lightning bolt struck the shelter, a log structure open on one side, on Tuesday night at Camp Steiner, said sheriff’s Deputy Wally Hendricks said.

The three injured boys were flown to the University of Utah burn unit.

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