El Paso Boy Scouts Learn the Hard Way, The Value of Scouting

The Boy Scout's motto is "be prepared," but a group of unfortunate scouts from El Paso learned the rest of the slogan is "or die!"

According to a new report from ABC 7 News, 16 Boy Scouts and nine adults set out for the Gila National Forest in New Mexico for a week-long camping trip as a part of the Boy Scouts program.

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This was October 1st but by October 7th friends and family began to get worried after their loved ones hadn't returned yet.

On October 8th someone was able to get a call out to authorities. They said bad weather, heavy rain, and a flooded river stopped them from being able to leave their campsite.

But even after the call to the New Mexico State Police, the bad weather continued to prevent a rescue attempt.

Luckily the next day a crew of rescuers were flown in to locate an airlift everyone to safety with help from State Police and the New Mexico National guard.

According to the Boy Scout's website, the value of scouting is:

Discovery is at the heart of Scouting. Whether it’s a campout, derby car race, or hike on the trail, we believe every adventure helps us uncover a little more about ourselves. We build the foundations for humility and compassion—strengthening character through actions—to prepare youth for a lifetime of leadership.

After reading about what this group of adventurous AND LUCKY El Pasoans had to go threw, it's not hard to believe that value of scouting is REAL.

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