The boy was found unresponsive on the campsite at Trails Carolina on Feb. 3, a day after he arrived there
Authorities in North Carolina have revealed the cause of death for a 12-year-old boy who was found dead at a camp for troubled teens a day after he arrived there in February.at Trails Carolina, a camp which describes itself as an"adventure therapy program," PEOPLE reported at the time, citing a statement from the organization.The Medical Examiner's report released this month notes that the child suffered a "swelling of the brain" and "mild bruising" on his legs.
Camp protocol requires each bivy to have an opening that holds an "alarm" to notify cabin counselors if the occupant tries to exit, per the report. He "stopped moving" inside the bivy around 1 a.m., per the report. When emergency personnel arrived after being called around 8 a.m., they determined he had likely been dead for a few hours, the report states.
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