Scout dies in boating accident, Lake Manning, Camp Bell (Gilmanton, NH)

[RememberSchiff]

Officials said late Saturday morning that a Scout died in an accident on Manning Lake (Camp Bell) in Gilmanton,NH on Friday.

"On Friday, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Dive Team searched Manning Lake for the victim of a boating accident.

The dive team staged at the boat launch on the northeast end of the lake where members and officers boarded an agency boat around 4:30 p.m. and made their way to the far southwest corner of the lake.

A person at the boat launch, who declined to identify himself, said he was told that earlier two boats were each pulling a person on a tube when the incident occurred."

"We are heartbroken to confirm the death of a Scout yesterday following a tragic accident on Manning Lake in Gilmanton," read a statement from the Daniel Webster Council. "We offer our deepest condolences to the Scout's family and ask everyone to please join in keeping this young man and his loved ones in their thoughts and prayers during this difficult time."
 

 

Sources:

https://www.unionleader.com/news/safety/scout-dies-on-manning-lake-in-gilmanton/article_9ee64a1e-3200-5fe1-983f-2eb07cb7055e.html

https://seacoastcurrent.com/boy-scout-dies-in-boating-accident-on-nh-lake/

NH State Police Report:

https://www.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/news-and-media/three-deaths-new-hampshire-waters

Awaiting NH Fish & Game Rescue Report

Edited July 9, 2023 by RememberSchiff
added NH State Police report

[RememberSchiff]

Update 2/4/25:

The parents of Scout Keoni Hubbard are accusing Scouting America of violating its duty of keeping children in its care safe.

In a lawsuit, they are "alleging  that Scouting America violated many of its own safety rules, including having a qualified boating operator who is over 21, that the boat operator be a trained lifeguard and that there should be a second person on that boat serving as a lookout for the children in the water. "

Sources:

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/02/04/boy-scout-killed-2023-new-hampshire-boating-accident-lawsuit/

https://www.wmur.com/article/boy-scout-boating-accident-lawsuit-2425/63667843

 

Edited 8 hours ago by RememberSchiff

[scoutldr]

I don't see where the boat operator must be a "trained lifeguard"....