text: 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." 
   
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target: – 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.)