2 Utah tragedies among lightning incidents

Some lightning accidents that killed or injured Boy Scouts and Scout leaders since 1995, including two in Utah:

August 2005

UTAH — Boy Scout Paul Ostler killed, three Scouts injured at Scout shelter during hiking trip in Uinta Mountains, about 60 miles east of Salt Lake City.

July 2005

CALIFORNIA — Boy Scout Ryan Collins and Scout leader Stephen McCullagh killed, six other people injured during hiking trip in Sequoia National Park.

June 2004

OHIO — Nine Scouts injured at their campsite in Boston Township, in northern Ohio.

August 2002

PENNSYLVANIA — Boy Scout Matthew Tresca killed, six people injured at Resica Falls Scout camp in Monroe County.

June 2002

WISCONSIN — Two Scouts injured in their tent at a camp at Crystal Lake, near Rhinelander.

July 2001

VIRGINIA — Two Scouts attending 2001 Scout National Jamboree injured at their campsite at Fort A.P. Hill, near Bowling Green.

July 2001

COLORADO — One Scout injured by bolt striking near his tent while on camp-out in Elbert County.

July 2001

NEW YORK — Two Scouts, one adult leader injured at Scout camp rifle range in Phelps.

June 2001

PENNSYLVANIA — Scout leader John Magyar killed, two people injured at Twin Echo Camp, 35 miles east of Pittsburgh.

July 2000

MISSOURI — Four Scouts injured at their tent in Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, near Ironton.

August 1999

NORTH CAROLINA — Three adults, two youths injured at Woodfield Boy Scout camp near Asheboro.

July 1999

WYOMING — One Scout injured while hiking on Table Mountain in Grand Teton National Park.

July 1997

UTAH — Scoutmaster Douglas McLachlan killed, two people injured while hiking with their troop toward King's Peak, about 80 miles east of Salt Lake City.

July 1997

COLORADO — Six Scouts injured at their camp in mountains west of Boulder.

July 1995

MINNESOTA — Scout leader David Walters of Pelham, Ala., killed, another leader injured at Newfound Lake while on Scout canoe trip in northern Minnesota.