16-Year-Old Boy Scout Dies After Troop Runs out of Water in Arizona Desert

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5/4/2019|Updated: 5/4/2019

A 16-year-old boy scout died when his troop ran out of the water while hiking in the Arizona desert on April 27.

According to Pinal County sheriff’s officials, a Scouts BSA group was hiking at Picacho Peak Park on Saturday when the boy had no water and fell unconscious, reported KGUN-TV.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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