Scout dies on adventure holiday in Italy

Britain's Scout Association has said it is “devastated” at the death of a boy scout on an adventure holiday in Italy.

Mon, 30 Jun, 2014 - 14:53

Britain's Scout Association has said it is “devastated” at the death of a boy scout on an adventure holiday in Italy.

The 14-year-old lost consciousness as he jumped into water during a gorge scrambling activity in the Gran Paradiso National Park in the north of the country.

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