New Jersey Boy Scouts Rescue NBC Journalist Ann Curry
NBC journalist Ann Curry was hiking in
Harriman State Park in New York with her husband and children, when she broke
her leg at a trail intersection. She was found by a scouts of Boy Scout
Troop 368, who were practice hiking for their summer trip to Philmont, New
Mexico. The scouts splinted her ankle and made a stretcher to carry her down
the mountain to safety. The doctors said the injury was severe and might take
10 months to fully recover. A few days later, she sent the troop a personal
thank-you card, “I feel enormously lucky
you came along at just the right moment, and were so willing to help a stranger
in need. You are a credit to the Boy Scouts and to your families, and I want
you to know I am deeply grateful for your kindness and skill.” (Curry,
Thank-you card).
The connection with what we are learning
in school is with my Health 112 class. The lessons this week included a unit on
wilderness first aid. We have learned many of the same techniques in class as
these Scouts used on Ms. Curry.
My position on this article is that it was
nice to see something in the National news crediting Boy Scouts for doing their
duty. My reaction to this story is that as a Boy Scout, I am proud of what
these Scouts did and how they reacted to this situation. The Boy Scout motto is
‘Be Prepared’ and these fellows definitely were. Their situation does not
affect me directly, except to remind me that the things I have learned in First
Aid training as a Scout and in Health Class at Gaston Early College High School
might have to be used at any time. You don’t get much warning of an emergency.
To answer the question about the author’s
point of view: the author of the article points out that the Scouts really had
no idea that Ms. Curry was a famous person and they performed their duty to
help her as they would any other person.:
“We were hiking along, and we came to a trail intersection, and a
lady was sitting on the ground with her one leg out. We didn’t think anything
of it, but one of the guys asked if everything is OK. She said, ‘No, not
really. I think I broke my ankle.’ She told us to keep going, but the guys
refused.” (Jurgens)
“No matter who that was, we would’ve done the same exact thing,”
the scout leader beamed. “The guys didn’t know this was a special person at
first and treated her with the most dignified respect. It was all on the guys.” (Jurgens)
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