The parents of a 14 year old from Texas who died in June 2018 when a tree fell on his tent at a camp near Covington filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America and the Greater Atlanta Council of Boy Scouts in Cobb County State Court Tuesday.
The 27-page complaint seeks compensation for the loss of life of Elijah Knight, plus punitive damages. Courtney and Stephen Knight allege that Scout leaders ignored severe thunderstorm warnings from the National Weather Service and failed to move all the campers to a nearby building for safety. Elijah was left in a canvas tent during a storm with strong winds, lightning and hail.
