Scout leader dies trying to save a boy from his group who fell down the embankment

Parma, August 11, 2026 – Tragedy in the Parma Apennines. A group of scouts was camped at Bosco di Corniglio, a hamlet of the municipality of Corniglio in the province of Parma, at 841 meters high on the slopes of the Apennines.

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The tragedy in the Parma Apennines

According to a dynamic that is not clear for now, two of them fell into the ravine below their camp. The two people involved in the accident are an adult, the scout leader who died as a result of the injuries sustained in the fall, and a 13-14 year old boy. It seems that the man died trying to save the boy who had fallen.

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In the Parma Apennines two scouts fell into a ravine, one of them is in critical condition. The air rescue intervened

Two air rescue teams on site

On site, in addition to the territorial Alpine Rescue team, there are Eliparma, Elipavullo, and the firefighters.

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