Boy Scout Found Alive: 12-Year-Old Built Shelter to Make it Through the Night in Utah Forest
- Posted on August 13, 2011 at 4:39pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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A 12-year-old Boy Scout who disappeared while hiking deep in the Utah wilderness Friday has been found. Fellow scouts became separated from Jared Ropelato at around noon Friday near Daggett Lake in Ashley National Forest.
Twenty searchers failed to find Jared Ropelato Friday and hoped that the boy, who was last seen wearing just a shirt and jeans, was able to find some sort of shelter to make it through the night in the particularly rough and heavily forested area. The area was non-accessible for cars and SUVs, leaving search and rescue operations to rely on helicopter and bloodhound search teams on foot or horseback.
ABC 4 Salt Lake reports that search teams found Ropelato at around 8:40 a.m Saturday, in good condition. The county public information officer told media Saturday that the boy hiked nearly five miles from where he was reported missing, and told crews that he built a lean-to shelter with sticks to make it through the night. Media reports indicate that around 200 people participated on foot and horseback Saturday to help find the boy, including dog teams from Salt Lake City, Ogden and Wyoming.
The Garret Bardsley Foundation issued a call for volunteers Saturday morning to help find the boy. The foundation is named after a 12-year-old Boy Scout who disappeared in the Uinta Mountains in 2004 and was never found. The boy’s father started the foundation that bears his name.
The county public information officer said Ropelato’s reunion with his family members was extremely emotional, and several of the searchers were also in tears following the positive outcome.
Ropelato’s four older brothers are all Eagle Scouts, and his mother Dawn was confident in her son’s survival skills when the boy was missing Friday.
“I know he knows all the scout laws so I hope that as he realized he was lost he was smart enough to stop and think about the things that he’s been taught.”
“I know that he knows to pray,” she said to the Desert News Friday. “I personally think that he will be all right and that he will be found well and in good health.”
When news came that Jared was found alive and well Saturday, the family’s prayers were answered.
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Comments (151)
mule creek ridge
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 7:08pmAdventures are not always fun. Things can and do go awry.
Report Post »Good for you Jared!!! Looks to me like you kept your head,did what you needed to,and had a great time.
The people looking for you did what they needed to,and had a great time when they found you.
Kinda like real life.
Secret Squirrel
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 7:55pm.
That’s great news.
When I heard about him being lost last night, I thought,
I hope that Boy Scout training pays off.
And to think there are those trying to shut down the Boy Scouts!
Report Post »jhaydeng
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 9:32pmTime to graduate kid! Thank God!
Report Post »one years food ration like glenn says
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 9:49amNotice it’s a white kid ? I don’t have to further my comment.. You all get the picture..
Report Post »TexasJoe
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 11:18amWhat does the fact the kid is white have to do with anything. You must be a lib trying to poke the bear or you work in the White House.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:15pmOne Years…what’s your point? You know today‘s black people don’t go out into the woods.
Report Post »politicaljules
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 6:09pmIgnore race-baiters
Report Post »Your Name Here
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 6:58pmKinda like what real life used to be like.
Report Post »Then the progressives started ‘nudge, push,and shove‘ all over the country and what used to be how all Americans acted is now so abnormal it’s a huge headline.
GhostOfJefferson
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 8:34pmScouts rock.
That is all I came here to say.
Report Post »Gypsy123
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 7:06pmGreat Job to the young man and the team who found him. Very dangerous place how did he get away from the pack?
Report Post »sleepydog
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 10:54pmHe was too stupid and didn’t listen to directions. He’s no hero, he’s a zero.
Report Post »Bonecrusher
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:28pmSleepydog…..he was 12. I have this feeling that they would have found you beneath the circling birds. Just what makes YOU smile? I myself like to see GOOD news once in a while.
Report Post »MagnumForce
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:20pmIt makes no difference HOW he became separated. What’s important is that he kept his wits, didn’t panic,and that there was a good outcome. Every year, adults get lost in our area’s boondocks, which are heavily forested mountains. Unlike Jared, many of them are hospital cases when…and if..they’re found. Many of them are ill-equipped to be loose in a shopping mall, let alone the back country. Then dozens, and often hundreds of volunteers have to try and save them.ften at a cost of tens of thousands of $$$$.
I have to ask Sleepydog. Were you a perfect kid when you were 12 years old, and always paid attention to the adults’ directions? If you were, then when did you decide to become such a judgemental know-it-all?
Report Post »afwifemomof4
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 6:42pmas a mom who had her son lost and found in the Uinta mountains I’m thankful this Boy Scout was found. It is easy to get turned around my then 3 yr old wandered a mile from our camp before stopping, so I can see how the scout could have gone 5 miles. If he thought he was getting back with the group. The Garrett Bardsley foundation is a wonderful organization. These stories make me cry because until you’re a parent facing the reality that your son/daughter might never come home again. It’s a desperate feeling. I am thankful for the men who found my son and thankful for those who looked for and found this Boy Scout.
Report Post »Jack2011
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 6:57pmA 12 year old boy scout KNOWS to stay put if lost.
A 3 year old doesn’t.
This kid is dumb as dirt.
affinnity
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 8:16pmJack2011. I read your comments and you seem like a decent person. Why would you insult a 12 year old boy?
Report Post »Jack2011
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 10:19pmaffinnity
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 8:16pm
Jack2011. I read your comments and you seem like a decent person. Why would you insult a 12 year old boy?
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Because he doesn’t deserve any praise. He acted foolishly but not as foolish as SHEEPLE who heap praise on someone who doesn’t deserve it.
And, worse, he “survived” LOL for ONE NIGHT in AUGUST and people act like he lasted for weeks.
Fine – he was found – that is good. But any praise for him is not. He was stupid for losing track of his group and even dumber for NOT staying put but instead walking 5 miles away.
Report Post »kindling
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 12:21amI have to agree with Jack….I probably would not be so mean though. When I read the story I thought why didn’t this boy just stay where he was, why did he get 5 miles away. Then I also thought it does not get that cold at this time of year. I also think about parents that praise their kids for things that are not praise worthy. This is one of those times. The boy made several very bad choices and he is a hero. I would say I am very grateful he is okay, then I would ground him for not following rules.
Report Post »JJStryder
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:59pmjack2011:
Report Post »Your the fool. You keep moving when your lost. Covering more ground so those looking for you can find you easier and you may find your way out. Your stuck if you stay put. Who told you that crap anyway?
Zvakec
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 4:30pmBoy, some of you don’t know what you are talking about. I have been snowed on in the Uinta mountains in every month of the year. They can get quite cold … even in August. These are some rugged mountains that can be quite isolated. Not to mention the mountain lions and bears. Try to think before you speak.
Report Post »Bonecrusher
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:34pmFor God’s sake he was 12. He could have been following voices or any number of sounds bouncing off cliffs, water and other features. I have had some serious survival training and I still will not arm chair quarterback a 12 year old especially with the limited facts we have been presented. I do know that if I were the responsible adult I would have had enough adult asistance that ventures out of visual range could have been supervised.
Report Post »EP46
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 6:31pmThank you Dear Lord for protecting this child. You in all Your glory must have a special mission for him, lead him on the right path.
Report Post »Robert DeBeaux
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 7:33pmThe only way the Lord protected this kid, was to give him the smarts to stay alive despite his NOT following the rules.
Report Post »Training in most situations will override faulty judgement, and has nothing to do with a supreme being watching whether or not a 12 year old is doing what he is told.
Why this 12 year old, and not 19 people shot in a CHURCH by a raving lunatic? Was this 12 year better than those in the church? or any other 12 year old who has the misfortune to be so unlucky in a survival situation?
As far as the comment about the kid hiking, if the area he was left in was not suitable shelter, then I too would have hiked to a more suitable location, but i would have left a trail. He is only 12 you know.
And he is alive.
sleepydog
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 10:55pmTry to eat your prayers when you are lost in the “woods”. This is just goody, goody claptrap.
Report Post »Old-n-Grey
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 6:26pmLet’s put “JACK2011” on an island in the Pacific and see how long he lasts. We could set up a satellite connection to a small video camera strapped to a tree. Then watch and count the days until he stops moving. It might be interesting …and if not, we just change the channel to the video camera of bees making honey in Ohio.
Report Post »kindling
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 12:23amJack is right. This child got himself in deep trouble by making bad choices and it a hero? It is great that he was found safe, but it must be said that it happened because of bad choices.
Report Post »netman349
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:03pmJust ignore the dumbass!
Report Post »ChiefH
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 6:08pmNot sure why he travelled five miles and I don’t know what his surrounding were. The rule is STOP (Stop, Think, Observe, Plan). There has been no mention of his carrying the TEN Scout Essentials. 1. Pocket knife, 2. First Aid Kit, 3. Extra Clothing, 4. Rain gear, 5. Extra Food (trail), 6. Matches or fire starter, 7. Water, 8. Trail maps and compass, 9. Flashlight, 10. Sun protection SPF 30 or higher.
These do not take up much space and will assist in survival.
Report Post »I am an Eagle Scout.
hidden_lion
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 7:03pmBoy scouts no longer carry knives as they are politicly incorrect. I learned this the hard way when I was asked to teach leather working at a scout camp. The lesson I planned was to make a pocket knife holster. Not one scout had a knife and they told me they were not allowed to carry them anymore. A sad state of affairs.
Report Post »kindling
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 12:25amI should think a whistle would be a good idea too. It is not that hard to blow it now and then if you are lost to let people know where you are and that you are alive.
Report Post »Kellyb58
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 1:29amHidden-Lion Not sure where you were teaching your merit badge, but you are incorrect about scout policy. I am an assistant scout master and just returned from scout camp. Every boy that had earned his Totin Chip carried a folding pocket knife. The kits to make a knife sheath for the Leather working merit badge were available in the camp store. Non folding knives are not allowed for scouts, folding knives are.
Report Post »poorandstupid
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 12:35pmIF i had a kid and IF i wanted him to join the scouts, i would buy him a KA-BAR and make him wear it to every meeting. Can you imagine a little wolf scout with a kabar strapped to his back like a broadsword? MFBA!
Report Post »LDSmommy
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 8:08amHe could have been a new Scout.
Report Post »Even so, most 12 year old boys, like mine, are still impulsive. He may have thought his pack was “right over that ridge”, gone back and forth, etc. The fact that he survived overnight IS a big deal, no matter what he did. There’s animals, cliffs and God knows what else.
LOLReally- Don’t believe? Don’t join. SIMPLE. Start a program for Atheist children. My 12 yo is in Scouts through our Church. My older boys went through the same group. Our friend has a boy who is in a group through school where the don’t focus on God as much. It won’t be long before there is no rules for ANY groups. Son wants to be a Girl Scout, fine. It’s getting ridiculous.
As for black boys being in Scouts, my sons pack has a young man who is black. By the size of the pack, it’s pretty much in line with the population in our area.
Sorry for grammar/spelling-it’s 5:00AM and Mama should have been in bed LONG ago.
Jack2011
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 6:06pmJared Ropelato missing at around noon Friday and is found Saturday.
A 12 year old spends 1 (ONE) night alone in the wilderness in the middle of summer and it is a “miracle”.
What happened to the cardinal rule of STAYING PUT if you are lost? This kid would probably have been found SOONER if he hadn’t walked 5 MILES FROM where he got lost.
No loss on the gene pool if he wasn’t found.
ICRedifURBlue
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 6:25pmHey jack…..you forgot the last half of your name…….AZZ
Report Post »Lib2libertarian
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 7:02pmThe lady who thanked God for this boy’s deliverance had me in tears. Then I read this post and I lmao! Gene pool indeed. A little levity after a moment of stress is a good thing.
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 7:05pmI don‘t think the gene pool was worried about losing it’s child.
Report Post »affinnity
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 8:22pmJack2011. Did you have a bad childhood or something.
Report Post »Favored93
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 8:50pmYes it is a miracle JACK! One night in the wild can easily mean death for a grown man! This boy made a survival error when he moved but gathered him self made a shelter and survived. I do not know the boy but am happy and proud of this young man. I have seen stories of grown men who have panicked and died in this kind of situation.
Report Post »God was with him of that I have no doubt.
Biff Marupis
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 9:49pmor OFF
Report Post »jungle J
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 10:47pmhate is your defining factor, jack.
Report Post »ohiochili
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 5:39amJack, your brain waves don’t quite make it to the beach.
Ignore him. He’s one of those basement dwellers who travels the conservative blogs and post crap just to stir things up. It’s basically all the attention they get in their solitary, internet focused lives.
Report Post »SunshineintheSoul
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 9:45pmJack, I don’t think you realize how cold it gets up in those mountains at night. On the night that this boy went missing it got below freezing. He was only wearing a t-shirt and jeans. Plus he ran into a bull moose. He had no food and no water. I have seen many stories over the years about people getting lost in the Uinta mountains and the ones that survive are the one who do something to insure they stay warm at night.
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 6:03pmWhat an amazing young man.. God Bless him and his family.. Thank you God for another miracle!!
Report Post »Jack2011
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 6:03pmHow long was he missing?
1 day?
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 10:42pm@Jack2011
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 6:03pm
How long was he missing?
1 day?
Report Post »*****
We’re not talking about inside a nice safe building, or even his own back yard, there are poisonous snakes, maybe bears, (Thank you department of Wildlife for re-introducing wild animals where you didn’t think there were enough.) mountain lions, coyotes, and possibly wolf packs, in a national forest, a 12 yr. old boy must have been prepared for anything, and without being allowed to carry a “survival knife” it could easily have been 1 deadly night!
Get with the program, this isn’t the “Great Outdoors” of the 1960′s when most of America had been tamed! It’s a new century, and the Biblical prophecy that 1/3 of the earth shall perish by “the beasts of the field” is now a whole lot more likely if the rest of the world is as weird as America in this regard.
Yogi Bear & Booboo, aren’t nearly as likely to show up as an Angry Mama Bear who considers a boy a threat to her cubs.
APROUDVETERAN
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 9:01amJack 2011…….dont know if you’ve ever walked off a trail in the woods or anywhere away from civilization. The one thing that you notice right away is the SAMENESS of your environment. Its quite easy to get turned around if you’re not marking your trail or have a compass with you. Trees, hills and brush looks pretty much the same…..The kid probably didn’t realize how far he had strayed. Given that though, he should have stayed stationary and not wandered. But cut the kid some slack, as a other posters have said there is the presence of wild animals out there….The idea that Scouts no longer can carry a pocket knife is beyond being STUPID….Thank God nothing worse happened to him
Report Post »beckbotsrlame
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 6:01pmHow come the Almighty One (the beckester) did not fly from Jerusalem to rescue one of his own ? O that’s right he is Jew now no time for the gentiles. Shalom
Report Post »Coralchristie
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 6:26pmGive it a break! That many people came…regardless of religion…to search for a lost young man should be applauded. That he was found in good health is wonderful. You need to get a life if you can’t say something positive about this instead of using it to bash Beck.
Report Post »Gypsy123
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 7:05pmHey I like Beck. What are you doing on a Beck program if you don’t like Beck?
Report Post »Texasexpat
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 8:10pmAre you really an ass ? or do you just play one in real life? I vote for “ you play one in real life” JERK!!!
Report Post »Biff Marupis
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 9:51pmDude….you’re either extremely sarcastic…or you’re an idiot…..I vote for option #2
Report Post »Jeetman
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 10:11amYour name speaks volumes. You’re a pathetic little man/woman jealous of Glenn Beck’s success. You really should know that your stupid pathetic comments will fall on deaf ears here (well except for morons like Sleazy, Pubicpencil and the other trolls). Go ahead and make an a$$ of yourself. People will just take what you type and discard it.
Report Post »beckbotsrlame
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 4:48pmHey Jeetman my comment fell your little pathetic ears and you responded you dumba@@@s.. I guess your ears are not so deaf after all. Take your tongue out of the Beckester’s A@@@@, before you speak next time. Shalom
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:51pmThank God he was found alive & well. His scout training probably saved his life. He should not have wandered off by himself. That is one of the first rules in those mountains.
Report Post »The_Postal
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:48pmI heard about this on local radio this morning. I‘m very glad to hear this young MAN survived and did what most grown men likely wouldn’t have been able too. I’m glad this turned out good and now the kid has a an amazing life story to tell.
Report Post »apollo18
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:40pmI also remember hearing “Any landing you walk away from is a good one”. This 12 yr old was tested and survived. He made the final decision and doesn’t owe anyone an apology. He get’s the merit badge, Order of the Arrow, and already has his Eagle Project finished.
(PS I’ll still teach my kids to STAY PUT, if they get lost.)
Report Post »team1blazer
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:29pmYeah, he messed up by traveling 5 miles, but in the end, did the right thing. Kudos kid. Give him a break, how many 12 year olds would have just panicked?
Report Post »Devil Dog 7175
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:41pmObviously not of the liberal lean… I mean, he was able to survive “Wif out da Gummint” helping him. Good for you kid!
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 10:53pm@Devil Dog 7175
Report Post »Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:41pm
Obviously not of the liberal lean… I mean, he was able to survive “Wif out da Gummint” helping him. Good for you kid
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Probably just didn’t have a pen & desk handy to fill out all the paperwork in quadruplicate, so he decided to build a shelter till someone brought them to him.
All joking aside, I thank God for his protection. I had a 15 month old walk away at the local county fair, (Dad thought he was going with me, I thought he stayed with Dad, and he told a family friend 3 1/2 hrs later, “Me bored, me go see fair!) With just that short time, I nearly had a nervous break down, I can really relate to these parents.
lonewolf57
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:18pmToo many kids are seeing Bear Gyrls do the seemingly impossible in Man vs.Wild.But I’d trust a Boy Scout any day in a tough situation.Boy Scouts make Pilots,Computer Engineers,NASA,Jet Fighters and even grunts like me, can be successful!A truck driver.
Report Post »Not rich herer but honest and responsible.
chazman
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:30pm… scared the crap outta everybody, didn’t ya, punk? Damn kids …
Report Post »Norm D. Plume
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:17pmUmm… it’s summer time. It’s not like he was going to freeze to death. What’s the big deal? Sure, I‘m glad he’s back where he belongs, but WTF? Is it that Snowflake was out in the scary woods all by himself, and that we all know that darling little Snowflake must NEVER be by himself or have to endure anything more strenuous than sore thumbs from playing video games?
He could have parked his butt against a tree and snoozed overnight.
Give me a break. I’ve done this already, at that age, as have countless others.
Report Post »RightHereInUtah
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:29pmI’m a Scoutmaster here in Utah. I’ve taken Scouts to these areas before in the middle of July. We have fond memories of one recent summer camp. Blizzard, -5°, you know, the fun stuff that makes Scouts into men. Never underestimate the mountains in Northeastern Utah.
Report Post »Gary S
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:30pmSpoken like the true moron you are. At altitude, the temps are lower and there are dangers. Dump you out there and you would be craping your pants in an hour. A city-kitty punk like you is easy to smell.
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:41pmNorm: You don’t know what you are talking about. The Uinta Mountains are harsh & unforgiving. My son & husband were heavily involved in scouting when we lived in Utah. You don’t mess around. It is treacherous. This boy was well trained or he would have died. Making fun of a child – real good.
Report Post »YepImaConservative
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:56pmSam: What’s new, Normie?
Norm: Terrorists, Sam. They’ve taken over my brain and they’re more demanding beer.
Report Post »Saveouramerica
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 6:07pmIll bet he did it in Central park in NY, Only survial tip for there is bring your Gun, But slping on park bech has nothing over what the kid, Good for the kid bad for Plume
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 6:45pmI have to agree somewhat. At least he was safer out their than in a crack infested, prostitute saturated gang-banged inner city “Organized™” neighborhood……of Obama voters.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 6:46pmGARY S you said it……This twerp would be crying for his mommy. And you can tell a basement dweller a mile away…..
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 10:59pm@YepImaConservative
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:56pm
Sam: What’s new, Normie?
Norm: Terrorists, Sam. They’ve taken over my brain and they’re more demanding beer
Report Post »****
Don‘t they realize beer’s hard to come by in vast wastelands?
kindling
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 12:53pmThis boy was safer than the one that just died in his neighborhood in Brooklyn. I guess it all comes down to choices in life. Both boys made bad ones but the one everyone thought was safe was not and the one everyone thinks was at greatest risk was not. I will take the wild mountains over crowded cities any day. It used to be common place to send boys and girls out for a week to live on their own in the wild as a rite of passage to adulthood. I guess this little guy did it. To bad the Brooklyn boy had not been scouting.
Report Post »quicker
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:17pmFuture Recon Ranger .
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:05pmGood for him! As a former boy scout I can attest that my scouting days were some of the most memorable in my life. It’s a shame how the liberals and atheists constantly berate them.
Report Post »SlimnRanger
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:19pmThank you Jesus that this boy is alive and well
Report Post »LOLReally
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:59pmThank his scoutmaster.
Report Post »cntrlfrk
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:00pm‘
At least the Mormons didn’t git him.
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Report Post »RetUSAFVet
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:22pmWhat you don’t understand is that in Utah, the VAST majority of scout troops are sponsored by the LDS churches. So, in response to your statement, he is probably arleady “got”.
Report Post »Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 4:58pmToo bad his scoutmaster didn‘t run the ol’ “start a smokey fire as a beacon to where your lil’ lost azz is” trick by him… Honestly- have we really lost our way this bad?
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:44pmGhandi- it’s mountainous desert terrain. You don’t start fires unless you KNOW you can put them absolutely out.
Report Post »Alan
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 6:34pmSo, BECKBOTSRLAME, let me get this straight. Glenn Beck is supposed to be the emergency rescue guy for every lost kid in the country? Where were you when the kid went missing? Watching tv? We didn’t see your name mentioned as a rescuer. In fact, I’m willing to bet you’ve never lifted a finger for another human being in your life.
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 11:04pm@Ghandi was a Republican
Report Post »Posted on August 13, 2011 at 4:58pm
Too bad his scoutmaster didn‘t run the ol’ “start a smokey fire as a beacon to where your lil’ lost azz is” trick by him… Honestly- have we really lost our way this bad
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Probably just a little concerned about Forest Fires there Ghandi. If there were enough sticks to build a lean to without a hatchet or survival knife, there were enough sticks to start a forest fire!
kickagrandma
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 4:54pmGOD has blessed, is blessing and will continue to bless this child AND his family so long as they pray and depend on HIM.
Thank YOU GOD, for a wonderful outcome to this situation.
Now, if AMERICA will just walk those “five” miles and pray, we, too, might find ourselves rescued by the same ONE WHO kept this young man safe.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL, and GOD BLESS AMERICA!
Report Post »klevalt
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 4:50pmPraise God!
Report Post »LOLReally
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 6:00pmOr better yet his scoutmaster.
Report Post »TulsaYeeHaw
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 8:51pmNo, praise me. I did it. All the way from here in Tulsa.
Report Post »cbkaty
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 4:47pmLaus Deo
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 4:46pmSee his scout skills paid off when they had to. And the crazy atheists and ACLU want to disband them. May they get lost in the woods and never be found. GOD bless this child.
Report Post »LOLReally
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 6:18pmThe “crazy” athiests do not want to stop scouting. From my experience they simply wanted to stop heavy handed endoctrination into that particular groups religous views. In other words, you cant discriminate against me for not believing as you do. There is no doubt God has a strong role in scouting. Religon’s purpose is more for the intimidation to follow a good life for those who have trouble doing so on thier own. But some troops push religon very hard, and to each thier own. Athiests were upset that a boy was kicked out for not praying or saying the word God. My belief is there is a God BUT most of you have it soo wrong it sickens me, you treat others like garbage (first hand experience here) and then go to church on sunday acting like your a saint, and somehow in your head that makes it all better. If you truly practiced what you preach then great but this cafeteria religon is junk. My troop was awsome, the best ever, Truely representative of what scouting should be, it’s not another sunday school nor should it be devoid of God but a respectfull enviroment for teaching boys to become men.
Report Post »Git-R-Done
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 9:07pmLolreally, the Boy Scouts is a private organization and they can accept whoever they want.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 4:45pmI’m glad he’s okay! But he screwed up. The first rule is that if you are not in immediate danger: STAY PUT!!!!!! He delayed his rescue by hiking five miles! No merit badge for him.
Report Post »woemcat
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:10pmyep, he did break the first rule of thumb–not to wander from your last known location unless absolutely necessary. however, i do hand it to him for his survival skills. not many 12 year olds would have the cool head to think through what to do in order to survive. kudos to his boy scout trainers and his older brothers (probably so since they’re both scouts) for teaching him and so glad he was given the wisdom to put most of it to use.
Report Post »wordweaver
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 5:16pmTrue, and it sounds like the buddy system failed too. Scouts aren’t supposed to be alone on a hike like this. Still, it looks like the program (and his family of Eagle Scouts) at least taught him to keep his cool and make a shelter for the night. I suspect they will discuss these things now that he is safely home.
Report Post »jungle J
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 10:48pmso glad you were not a Marine.
Report Post »kindling
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 12:31amIf he had just sat down when he lost sight of his camp mates he would have been just fine. He wondered and stopped only to gather sticks to build a shelter or they might have found him in Idaho.
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