Boy Scout killed in flash flood at Philmont Ranch

One Boy Scout died and three others were rescued after being swept away in a flash flood early Saturday, according to the New Mexico State Police. A group of eight Scouts, ages 14 to 17, three adult crew leaders and one adult ranger were on the two-week trek across the Philmont Scout Ranch, a popular Boy Scout ranch near Cimarron. They were camped near the North Ponil Canyon, 15 miles northeast of the training center. Rain started falling early Saturday morning, flooding parts of the ranch property, according to a news release posted on the ranch’s website. Around 4:30 a.m. Saturday, a flash flood rushed down the canyon, said State Police spokesman Chad Pierce. “As the floodwater swept through the canyon, it overran the Scouts’ campsite, resulting in four Boy Scouts being swept away,” Pierce said. Staff members found three of the Scouts who had been swept away down the canyon, but couldn’t find the fourth...more