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A group of western Washington Boy Scouts are being called "heroes" after locating a missing woman on Saturday.
29 boys and several adults, from Kirkland-based troop 570, were camping on Blake Island when a group walked up and asked them to put their scouting skills to work. A 60 year-old woman suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's disease was missing. Her husband and several others had been looking for about an hour and asked the Boy Scouts to help.
The troop jumped right in. The woman's husband told Q13 Fox News that the Boy Scouts were fast and organized. They divided up into four search groups and then started canvassing the island. Within 30 minutes they found the woman walking along the north side of the Outer Rim Trail. The woman was lost and a little tired but they helped her back to camp and reunited her with family.
The trip was supposed to be a fun trip for the campersÂ… but several said they didn't mind stopping their activities to take part in this important mission. 17-year-old Kyle Kraus said "it felt really good, probably one of the best feeling's I've ever had." There isn't an award or merit badge for finding a missing woman but it could count as part of the emergency preparedness badge, one of the requirements to become an "Eagle Scout".
West Seattle resident Jenn Leach witnessed the whole thing and tells Q13 Fox News "they were really the heroes of the day." Scout leaders said it was meaningful for them, as well. Scoutmaster Dale Rae said "I was probably never more proud of them as I was this weekend as their scoutmaster." Leader Paul Schindler talked about the Boy Scout Motto "Be Prepared". "It's a short motto, but it has a lot of meaning" Schindler said.
Campout leader Quinton Lum said it brought the group closer together "it does make me feel more confident that we can handle a situation." One scout told his leader it was the most important thing he'd ever been part of. Lum says they're not seeking recognition for helping out "the reward is helping someone."
29 boys and several adults, from Kirkland-based troop 570, were camping on Blake Island when a group walked up and asked them to put their scouting skills to work. A 60 year-old woman suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's disease was missing. Her husband and several others had been looking for about an hour and asked the Boy Scouts to help.
The troop jumped right in. The woman's husband told Q13 Fox News that the Boy Scouts were fast and organized. They divided up into four search groups and then started canvassing the island. Within 30 minutes they found the woman walking along the north side of the Outer Rim Trail. The woman was lost and a little tired but they helped her back to camp and reunited her with family.
The trip was supposed to be a fun trip for the campersÂ… but several said they didn't mind stopping their activities to take part in this important mission. 17-year-old Kyle Kraus said "it felt really good, probably one of the best feeling's I've ever had." There isn't an award or merit badge for finding a missing woman but it could count as part of the emergency preparedness badge, one of the requirements to become an "Eagle Scout".
West Seattle resident Jenn Leach witnessed the whole thing and tells Q13 Fox News "they were really the heroes of the day." Scout leaders said it was meaningful for them, as well. Scoutmaster Dale Rae said "I was probably never more proud of them as I was this weekend as their scoutmaster." Leader Paul Schindler talked about the Boy Scout Motto "Be Prepared". "It's a short motto, but it has a lot of meaning" Schindler said.
Campout leader Quinton Lum said it brought the group closer together "it does make me feel more confident that we can handle a situation." One scout told his leader it was the most important thing he'd ever been part of. Lum says they're not seeking recognition for helping out "the reward is helping someone."
