Boy, 10, dies in jet ski crash at Boy Scouts summer camp

A young boy died during a jet skis clang adjacent a Middle Tennessee Boy Scout camp, cops said.

The incident comes 3 days aft different pitchy skis collision injured 2 others on Old Hickory Lake, arsenic a 19-year-old female was besides injured successful nan much caller incident arsenic well.

It took spot Tuesday, aft 2 pitchy skis traversing nan reservoir adjacent Boxwell Reservation Camp 25 miles upstream from Nashville inexplicably collided.

Each had a kid onboard, on pinch a staffer from nan Boy Scouts of America-partnered camp.

Only nan 19-year-old and nan boy were hurt, arsenic some had been connected nan aforesaid craft. The boy was taken to a section infirmary wherever he later died, and has yet to beryllium be named.

'At astir 4:30pm, a tragic jet-ski mishap occurred connected Old Hickory Lake adjacent Boxwell Reservation,' nan Middle Tennessee Council, Boy Scouts of America & Tennessee National Guard said successful a associated statement. 

'[It resulted] successful nan decease of a 10-year-old camper of a National Guard family, and nan wounded of a 19-year-old Boxwell unit member, who were participating successful nan Tennessee National Guard’s yearly Youth Development Week. 

'We are each devastated and heartbroken complete nan tragic mishap and doing everything imaginable to attraction for each those progressive and affected by providing counseling and support to nan families, campers, and staff,' nan bulletin went on.

'Our thoughts, prayers, and deepest sympathies are pinch nan families suffering this awesome nonaccomplishment and we grieve pinch them successful this trying time.'

The connection went connected to opportunity really nan Texas National Guard and nan section assembly of nan Boy Scouts of America were 'working closely' pinch first responders and rule enforcement, arsenic they vet nan incident further.

No injuries were reported for either personification connected nan different vessel, which was besides piloted by a Boxwell staffer.

No 1 progressive had been identified arsenic of Wednesday morning, arsenic information practices connected nan reservoir wherever virtually hundreds of thousands of Scouts of each ages flock to each summertime travel into question.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said it is nan 3rd boating-related decease connected nan reservoir this twelvemonth alone, and nan 2nd incident involving a clang successful nan past week alone. 

Both nan h2o vessels, moreover, were owned by Boxwell, arsenic Scout Executive/CEO of nan Middle Tennessee Council, Boy Scouts of America Larry Brown is said to beryllium cooperating pinch rule enforcement astatine this time.

On Saturday, a female was injured and flown to a section infirmary aft different pitchy ski-related incident connected nan lake.

Afterwards, Hendersonville Fire Chief Scotty Bush said nan woman’s limb had go wrapped up successful a rope, leaving her severely injured.

She had been connected a float being pulled by a vessel erstwhile personification piloting a pitchy skis allegedly deed nan rope, causing her to get tangled and injured. 

Officials connected Tuesday said she remains hospitalized but is successful unchangeable condition, pinch nary criminal charges truthful acold revenge for either incident.

As of writing, nan Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency was still investigating.