Davis County Clipper | 1992-06-23 | Page 1 | Hiking Accident Claims Scout

Hiking accident claims Scout By MARK EDDINGTON Staff Writer FARMINGTON A 12-year-old Layton boy was killed while hiking with scouts up Bear Canyon Saturday Satur-day afternoon when he fell and struck his head on a rock, a Davis County Sheriff's Office spokesperson reported. t h l fa r Jarom Larson was hiking at 12:40 p.m. with a group of Boy Scouts in Bear Canyon above Fruit Heights when die mishap occurred. Sgt. Dave Fluckiger said the scoutmaster, Kirt Nichotls, and others Scouts did CPR on the victim for over an hour while one of them was sent to get help. "They did CPR as long as they could, until they were all exhausted," Fluckiger said An Air Med helicopter arrived at 1:55 p.m. Fluckiger said Larson was dead by the time help arrived. r