Missing Camper, Camp Releases Statement
A search effort is underway to find a young Yeshiva Bochur from Montreal who went missing while hiking on a trail in Killington, Vermont, on Wednesday night. Michoel Nagel, Director of the Pioneers Camp in Vermont, releases a statement • Full Letter
Dear parents,
I want to let everyone know that our foremost responsibility is every campers physical and spiritual safety and well-being.
I am writing this letter to inform everyone that one of our teenage campers was separated from the group on an overnight hike about an hour away from camp. I want everyone to know that part of preparing for any activity involves emergency preparation and training which this group participated in before starting this overnight hike.
As soon as the report came in that a camper had gotten separated from the group the authorities were notified.
A full-blown search and rescue operation is underway led by the Vermont State police and in coordination with many local first-responder agencies. Chaverim branches in New York have also been mobilized to help out.
I’ve been in direct contact with the lieutenant leading the rescue operation and he is very confident that the camper will be found. We want to reassure you at this time that all the other campers are safe. We ask the entire Pioneers family to daven for Shmuel ben Chasha. At this time our entire camp staff is busy maintaining the camp program. We will keep you apprised of the situation going forward.
Best,
Michoel Nagel
A search effort is underway to find a young Yeshiva Bochur from Montreal who went missing while hiking on a trail in Killington, Vermont, on Wednesday night.
Please say Tehillim for Shmuel ben Chasha.
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During the three-week mourning period between the 17th of Tammuz (the day the walls of Jerusalem were breached) and the ninth of Av (the day the First and Second Temples were destroyed), there is a custom to be careful to not to do anything that may be dangerous.
The reason for this is that it is an especially ominous time, as can be seen from the many tragedies that befell the Jewish people during this period,