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Originally Posted by Just Sold
The Scouts do not get a chance to watch TV when at camp. Camp staff keeps track of things outside of the camp.
From WMUR:
[LEFT]When the lightning struck, the group was in a heavily wooded area. At first, everyone seemed fine.
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Boyle said the scouts didn't see the storm coming. A group of 121 people, including 84 scouts, were on a mountaintop taking part in a leadership training course.
“We got word over the radio from the camp staff that there was a storm rapidly approaching,” said Boyle.
[COLOR=#333333]The camp staff had been tracking the severe thunderstorms on radar. Boyle said scouts, staffers and volunteers moved to shelter
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I never mentioned anything about the scouts watching tv. This article sort of makes my point. If they got word from camp staff that a storm was approaching then they obviously had the ability, and were, watching for severe weather on radar as I suggested they should be. How would they not know that thunderstorms were a high possibility for that day. Knowing what you just showed me in that WMUR report, I question even more why they would lead 84 scouts to a mountaintop with approaching weather. Before I would hike a mt by myself I would certainly be aware of the forecast wouldn't you?