AVINGER, Texas -- Authorities say two Texas Boy Scouts were killed and another was critically hurt when their sailboat hit an overhead power line and apparently electrocuted the youths.
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department says the accident happened Saturday afternoon at Lake O' The Pines near Avinger, 150 miles east of Dallas.
Agency spokesman Steve Lightfoot said the Boy Scouts, ages 18 and 16, died at the scene. Their names weren't immediately released.
CBS affiliate KYTX-TV reports 11-year-old Thomas Larry was critically injured and was hospitalized in Shreveport, Louisiana.
All were from Troop 620 in Hallsville and wore personal flotation devices. Lightfoot says the catamaran was on fire, with sails up, when game wardens arrived.
Lightfoot says the preliminary investigation indicates the sailboat came in contact with the power line.
Boy Scout members, teachers and friends shared stories about the boys killed in the accident and sang "Amazing Grace" during a candlelight vigil, according to KYTX-TV.
Comments:
Avatar rwsmith29456 • 18 minutes ago Were there signs or any attempt to keep boats with masts from crossing under the lines. Methinks the power company or whoever was responsible for the line is going to be in deep kimchee. •Share › Avatar Oderfodog2 • 37 minutes ago "Boy Scouts accidentally electrocuted in deadly Texas boating accident." Just like they were "accidentally" sodomized in my Scout Troop by the Scout Master's sixteen year-old Explorer Scout son. •Share › Avatar DyePhags • an hour ago jomo scout leader too busy molesting below decks to avoid electric lines. •Share › Avatar
2old4thizschit DyePhags • an hour ago Flagged and blocked. You serve no purpose on this planet. •Share › Avatar adamdrussell • 3 hours ago Im fairly sure a 120v line would not set the boat on fire. Was the line high voltage? Shouldnt be strung that low.
1 •Share › Avatar whatsamatteryou • 3 hours ago R.I.P. how sad
1 •Share › Avatar pbinCA • 5 hours ago Taking a sailboat out on Lake O' The Pines with mast taller than "x" should be strictly prohibited.
3 •Share › Avatar Adingoatemybaby pbinCA • 4 hours ago Stringing power lines lower than "y" should also be strictly prohibited.
3 •Share › Avatar Dubiakuw • 5 hours ago That had to be some high-voltage line. Who thought stringing it low over Lake O' The Pines was a good idea?
5 •Share › Avatar TonyRomano63 • 6 hours ago Amazing grace, seriously.
2 •Share › Avatar Dubiakuw TonyRomano63 • 5 hours ago THAT'S what you focus on here? Though I oppose ridiculous superstition in any form, the song was hardly the focus. •Share › Avatar Bocephus_Moonshine Dubiakuw • 3 hours ago As a fellow atheist, I think you should stop being a d!ck about this. To the devoutly religious, this means something, and it does absolutely no harm to you. •Share › Avatar DyePhags Bocephus_Moonshine • an hour ago he hates God and religion because they don't accept poo pushers or those getting their poo pushed in. •Share › Avatar Bocephus_Moonshine DyePhags • 41 minutes ago You seem awfully obsessed with that particular body part. •Share › Avatar newsman5 Dubiakuw • 4 hours ago Well, the song was written by a sailor.
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