A BOY SCOUT IS DEAD AFTER A FLASH FLOOD SWEEPS THROUGH THE PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 4:30 AM N THE MORNING IN THE NORTH PONIL CANYON, 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE MAIN SCOUT RANCH TRAINING CENTER. EIGHT BOY SCOUTS , AN ADULT PHILMONT SCOUT RANGER, AND THREE ADULT CREW LEADERS WERE THERE AT THE TIME OF THE FLASH FLOOD.
FOUR BOY SCOUTS WERE SWEPT AWAY. THREE WERE LOCATED DOWN THE CANYON. THE 4TH SCOUT WAS FOUND DEAD ABOUT A MILE FROM WHERE THE WATER SWEPT HIM AWAY.
THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS FLOOD WATERS MAY HAVE REACHED 20 FEET.
