This is So Sad!!!

A Boy Scout leader died on a troop rafting trip on a popular whitewater stretch of the Snake River.
Craig McCuistion of Rexburg, Idaho, drowned Friday after being thrown from his raft when it hit a rapid known as Three Oar Deal. McCuistion was leading a Boy Scout rafting trip with other adults.
Lincoln County Coroner Michael Richins says McCuistion was wearing a life jacket but was sucked under by a whirlpool.
Another trip leader was thrown from the raft but was able to swim away, Richins said. All of the Boy Scouts stayed in the raft and were unhurt. Richins said he did not know how may Scouts were on the trip.
McCuistion was 50, according to an obituary in the Idaho Falls Post Register.

Sorry I lost the link to the original story -- I will try to find it and update this post

This is especially sad for the kids as they look upon these leaders not just as authority figures but as extended members of their families ... like an uncle or in some cases a grandfather. Members of the troop are more than just friends they are like brothers in many cases.

My prayers and thoughts go out to each member of the troop and to the leaders family.

++now on a totally curiosity note++

what is with all these deaths at age 50 this week?? First its Michael Jackson, then its the Pitchman guy (so sorry, I know who it is, I'm just totally blanking out on his name at the moment) and now its this troop leader ... what gives??