Boy Scout, 14, seeking shelter from storm killed by falling tree at camp

NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities are investigating after a 14-year-old Boy Scout was killed by a falling tree on campgrounds Monday evening.

It happened around 3:45 p.m. at the Bert Adams Boy Scout Camp off 218 Scout Rd. in Covington, Georgia.

According to the Newton County Sheriff's Office, the 14-year-old scout was with his tent mate when they got a weather alert to seek shelter as severe storms passed through.

The pair were reportedly inside the tent when the tree fell on the scout, causing blunt force trauma to his head and chest officials said.

The President for the Atlanta-area Council of Boy Scouts Tracy Techau told 11Alive over the phone that the scout was part of a group attending the camp from Texas for its week-long jamboree for scouts all over the south and southeast.