Articles labeled: storm

A tornado created a sad and cruel situation for many boy scouts at an Iowa campsitewhen they sought refuge in a wood building which was then struck by the twister. 4 scouts were killed and 40 injured, suffering mostly head injuries. The scouts were between the ages of 13 - 18.

Our hearts go out to the friends and families of these boys.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A spokeswoman for Iowa Homeland Security says at least four people were killed and 40 injured when a tornado struck a western Iowa Boy Scout camp.

Iowa Homeland Security spokeswoman Julie Tack says a search and rescue team has been deployed to the camp near Little Sioux in Harrison County. She says the camp is covered with debris and downed trees after the tornado hit about 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Tack says there were 93 campers and 25 staff members at the camp. The campers were between 13 and 18 years old and were attending a leadership training camp.

UPDATE: Family found on Wednesday, 1:00 pm, December 19, 2007 - alive and well.

Vanished.

A father and 3 kids set off to find and cut down a Christmas tree when a fierce snow storm blows in, covering their tracks and whereabouts…

PARADISE – The Dominguez family set off Sunday afternoon, dressed in T-shirts, jeans, light jackets, and sneakers. Their plan was to drive into the mountains near Inskip, find the perfect Christmas tree and head back home to Paradise.

Later, someone would report seeing them walking into the woods with a saw at about 5 p.m. Sunday.

After that, nothing.

They didn’t reckon on a fierce storm that would dump snow by the yard over the next 48 hours. As darkness fell Tuesday, more than 50 exhausted searchers had found no sign of Frederick Dominguez, 38, and his children Christopher, 18, Alexis, 15, and Joshua, 12.