«Breaking News» Parents of scout killed by falling tree sue Boy Scouts of America

The parents of a 14-year-old boy who was killed when a tree fell on his tent at a scout camp in Georgia have filed a civil lawsuit over his death. 

Stephen and Courtney Knight, the parents of Elijah Knight from Cypress Texas, are suing the Boy Scouts of America and the Atlanta Area Council Inc. Boy Scouts of America for wrongful death, saying the Boy Scouts 'ignored weather advisories.' 

The suit was filed in state court in Cobb County, on Tuesday, where the Boy Scouts Atlanta Area Council is headquartered. 

The parents of 14-year-old Elijah Knight who was killed when a tree fell on his tent at a scout camp in Georgia are suing the Boy Scouts for wrongful death

Elijah Knight was killed on June 25, at the Bert Adams Scout Camp, near Covington in Georgia after a tree fell on the tent he was sharing with another scout during a storm, as reported by Fox 5 Atlanta. 

A severe thunderstorm warning had been issued at the time of Elijah's death.

'The Boy Scouts of America ignored weather advisories issued by the National Weather Service, including a Severe Thunderstorm Warning which was in effect at the time of Elijah's death,' the lawsuit says. 'Because the Boy Scouts did not evacuate all campers to a nearby building, Elijah Knight was left outdoors in a canvas tent during a hazardous storm with strong winds, lightning and hail.'

Elijah (pictured above along with his mother Courtney) was in a tent with another scout during 'a hazardous storm with strong winds, lightning and hail'

The Bert Adams Scout Camp, near Covington in Georgia, where Elijah was killed. A father and son were killed at the camp in 1999 and another teenager in 2017

In a statement Elijah's father, Stephen Knight, said the family hope new safety standards will be put in place in the wake of his son's death. 

'Having joined the horrible club of parents who have lost a child, and especially the community of parents whose child died in a scouting event, we hope to make systemic safety improvements that will preserve and protect the lives of many other children in the future. We hope to see a new level of safety standards, so no other family has to go through the same anguish,' Knight said.

The lawsuit also references other deaths at the same scout camp, one in 1999 of a Cobb County father and son and another death in 2017 of a teenager.

The family is seeking an unspecified amount in damages for funeral expenses, pain and suffering as well as punitive damages.   

Elijah's family is seeking an unspecified amount in damages for funeral expenses, pain and suffering as well as punitive damages

At the time of Elijah's death, Tracy Techau, Scout Executive, and CEO, Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America which operates the camp, said in a statement that it was a very difficult time for the Scouting family.

'We are sad to confirm the death of one of our Scouts following a weather-related incident at Bert Adams Scout Camp. We offer our deepest condolences to the victim and his family, and we will support them in any way that we can. Please join us in keeping all those affected in your thoughts and prayers.'

Elijah, who has one brother and sister, was attending the fourth and final week of the camp. He'd achieved the rank of Life Scout and was on his way toward Eagle Scout when the tragedy happened.

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