Stranded Boy Scouts troop rescued from New Mexico forest.
SILVER CITY, N.M. - A Boy Scouts troop from El Paso, Texas, was rescued after they were stranded for several days in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest.
Nine adults and 16 kids set off Oct. 1 for what was supposed to be a week-long camping trip. However, heavy rain and a rising river prevented the scouts from leaving their campsite.New Mexico State Police said they got a call from someone in the troop Oct. 8, but bad weather prevented them from attempting a rescue.State police, along with the New Mexico National Guard, located a stranded Boy Scouts troop and airlifted them all to safety.
State police, along with the New Mexico National Guard, located the troop and airlifted them all to safety. The scouts were reunited with their families at the national monument’s visitor center. No one was hurt.
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