Tornado hits Boy Scout Camp, kills 4 in Iowa

4 killed as tornado hits Iowa Boy Scout camp
An official says 100 Scouts were at the Iowa camp for leadership training

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LITTLE SIOUX, Iowa - A tornado struck a Boy Scout camp in western Iowa on Wednesday, leaving four Scouts dead and dozens of people injured, a Scouts spokeswoman said.

A dispatch operator with the Harrison County Sheriff's Office said first responders were at the camp site and more were en route to the camp, located about one hour north of Omaha.

Arli Hasbrouck, a spokeswoman for the Boy Scouts of America's Mid-American Council in Omaha, confirmed for the Des Moines Register that four Scouts were killed in the tornado, but she had no numbers of how many were injured.

"That's all we know at this point," she told the Register. "We've got lots of Scouters on their way to help."

Terry Landsvork, a meteorologist in Valley, Neb., said law enforcement officials had called the weather service Wednesday evening and reported the deaths and injuries at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in Iowa's Loess Hills.

"Last we heard, hospitals in Omaha had an alert for 40 inbound injuries," Landsvork said.

David Hunt, chairman of the Mid-America Boy Scout Council's Goldenrod District, which covers several eastern Nebraska counties, said the camp was hosting a leadership development course for boys.
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