All of the scouts were checked out by EMS, and no injuries were reported.
GREAT CACAPON, W.Va. — Dozens of Boy Scouts and some parents were rescued from the Cacapon River in West Virginia on Saturday after the troop’s canoes tipped, separating them during a Memorial Day weekend outing.
Among the group of 31 scouts, 28 had to be rescued on Saturday, according to the Capon Bridge Volunteer Fire Department on Facebook.
Firefighters learned that the group had gotten out of the water and onto the riverbank, with everyone accounted for. However, the group
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