Sept. 6, 2017: A recently filed lawsuit in Dallas County District Court blames negligence on behalf of the Boy Scouts of America for the death of Reid Comita, a Fort Worth teen. (Photo: WFAA) 
 
 DALLAS-- A recently filed lawsuit in Dallas County District Court blames negligence on behalf of the Boy Scouts of America for the death of a Fort Worth teen three months ago. 
 
 Reid Comita,15, died from heat stroke while hiking at Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch in June. 
 
 "The Boy Scouts of America are responsible for my son's death. It's that simple. They are responsible," John Comita told WFAA in a sit-down interview. 
 
 The new lawsuit outlines a series of allegations surrounding Reid's death, namely that he was "...sent on an extremely aggressive hike" in temperatures hovering around 100 degrees with a heat index well over that. 
 
 The Comita family had specifically signed Reid up for an introductory backpacking class, under adult supervision, because they felt it was the safest option for their son. 
 
 "He wasn't an athlete. He wasn't prepared to go on an advanced hike," his father said. 
 
 Photos from the camp's Facebook page show rugged, mountainous terrain meandering through Jeff Davis County in southwest Texas. 
 
 The petition further contends that Reid didn't receive proper training at the camp before being sent out on the more advanced hike and that he was accompanied by only two other teenagers, not the required two adults. 
 
 The circumstances have left Copper Comita, Reid's mother, baffled, angry and crushed. 
 
 "It doesn't take it away. It doesn't make it any better. It's just that much more pain," said Copper. 
 
 The lawsuit also outlines communication issues, claiming the Comita family wasn't notified of his death for more than four hours. 
 
 "We were calling, and no one could give us a straight answer as to how he was," said Copper. 
 
 The backpacking course would have been Reid's final task to accomplish Eagle Scout. His troop has since awarded him the honor posthumously. 
 
 "His friends, his troop, have been great," says John. "But we haven't heard from the BSA or organization at all." 
 
 The BSA sent WFAA the following statement: 
 
 “This remains a difficult time for our Scouting community, and we continue to keep the family in our thoughts and prayers. The health and safety of our youth members is of paramount importance to the BSA, and integral to everything we do. We strive to create a safe environment for youth to experience outdoor adventure." 
 
 For Copper, the loss of a son who excelled in studies and choir when he wasn't earning merit badges, is a void that simply can't be filled. 
 
 "He was very special," she said. 
 
 John says he grew up participating in the Boy Scouts, and that he always felt it was something he could proudly share with his son. 
 
 "It was great bonding for us," he said. "On one hand, they pass themselves off as a great, upstanding organization with the 12 points. But those are there for their [the executives] convenience." 
 
 © 2017 WFAA-TV ||||| - Authorities say a 14-year-old Boy Scout from Texas was killed by a falling tree Monday afternoon as powerful storms rolled through North Georgia. 
 
 The Newton County Coroners' Office identified the scout as Elijah Knight, 14, of Cypress, Texas 
 
 It happened around 3:45 p.m. at the Bert Adams Scout Camp located about 8 miles south of Covington. 
 
 “He and his tent mate were actually in the tent. I think there was some sort of weather alert and the rain had started and I think they were making their way back to the tent and he and his tent mate were actually in the tent together,” said Investigator Jeff Alexander, with the Newton County Sheriff’s Office. 
 
 Numerous other trees were toppled in scouting camp reservation. Alexander said 50 to 60 trees came down around the southern end of the camp during the stormy weather. 
 
 “As far as I’m aware of all the other Scouts that are here are safe and they being tended to,” said Alexander. 
 
 Tracy Techau, Scout Executive, and CEO, Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America which operates the camp was quoted as saying in a statement sent to FOX 5 Atlanta: 
 
 “This is a very difficult time for our Scouting family. We are sad to confirm the death of one of our Scouts following a weather-related incident at Bert Adams Scout Camp. We offer our deepest condolences to the victim and his family, and we will support them in any way that we can. Please join us in keeping all those affected in your thoughts and prayers.” 
 
 Officials said the Boy Scout was from Texas and was attending the fourth and final week of summer camp. The name of the boy has not yet been released. 
 
 Officials did not comment if any of the activities planned for the week were canceled or augmented because of the incident. 
 
 “I can’t even imagine what the scout leader and the rest of the troop is going through at this point, let alone the parents who are that far away from their child,” said Alexander. 
 
 Boy Scout summer camp tents traditionally are canvass wall tents, a design similarly used by the U.S. Army until WWII. They are 9 feet wide on the opening, 7 and a half feet deep on the walls, and seven feet height at the with 3 to 3 and half foot-high walls. It typically holds two cots. 
 
 Boy Scouts typically will attend a week at camp with their troop to work on steps to earn rank which include earning merit badges in subject from everything to nature to swimming to canoeing to handicrafts to wilderness survival to riflery. The day is typically segmented much like a class schedule with a break for lunch. The evening hours typically are filled with games, events, and campfires.
– The grieving parents of 15-year-old Reid Comita say he died after going on a hike the Boy Scouts should never have sent him on. The Texas teenager died from heat stroke in June while on an "Intro to Backpacking" course that would have been his final task to become an Eagle Scout. "The Boy Scouts of America are responsible for my son's death. It's that simple," father John Comita tells WFAA. Reid's parents are suing Boy Scouts of America, accusing them of being negligent by sending the boy on an "extremely aggressive hike" through rugged terrain in southwest Texas on a day when temperatures were around 100 degrees. "He wasn't an athlete. He wasn't prepared to go on an advanced hike," the father says. John Comita says the family signed Reid up for the course—which was supposed to include two days of training followed by a three-day hike—because they thought it was the safest option, but he was immediately sent on the hike, reports the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The lawsuit also faults the Boy Scouts for sending Reid on a hike with two other teenagers, a 14-year-old and an 18-year-old, instead of the two adults that regulations require. Boy Scouts of America, which awarded Reid the rank of Eagle Scout after his death, declined to comment on the lawsuit but said the "health and safety of our youth members is of paramount importance," the Washington Post reports. (This woman got sick on a hike and was dead 9 hours later.)