HOUSTON-AREA BOY SCOUT KILLED IN GEORGIA

  

Authorities say a 14-year old from the Cypress area of Houston was killed by a falling tree at a Boy Scout Camp in Georgia, Monday afternoon.

It happened at the Bert Adams Boy Scout Camp in Covington, Georgia.

According to the local Sheriff's Office, the 14-year-old scout was with his tent mate when they got a weather alert to seek shelter as severe storms passed through.

The pair were reportedly inside the tent when the tree fell on the scout, causing blunt force trauma to his head and chest.

The scout was part of a group attending the camp from Texas for its week-long jamboree for scouts all over the south and southeast.

The identity of the boy, who officials confirm is from Cypress, has not yet been released.