A BOY SCOUT WHO DIED IN A FLASH FLOOD AT THE PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH EARLY SATURDAY IS IDENTIFIED AS 13 YEAR OLD ALDEN BROCK OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. A SCOUT GROUP HAD MADE CAMP ABOVE A SMALL CREEK THAT RUNS THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF PONIL CANYON. THE CREEK IS NORMALLY TWO TO THREE FEET WIDE AND A FOOT DEEP. BUT STATE POLICE SAY A SURGE OF WATER SWEEPING THROUGH THE CANYON WAS 20 TO 23 FEET DEEP…AND ABOUT 100 YARDS WIDE.
THE BODY OF ALDEN BROCK WAS FOUND ABOUT A MILE FROM WHERE THE WATER SWEPT HIM AWAY. THREE OTHER SCOUTS SWEPT AWAY WITH BROCK WERE FOUND ALIVE.
