I doubt any of you know this, but I spent a summer working as a camp counselor in upstate New York. I was decently trained before I started working with the campers, but even so, it was extremely tough to look after so many kids and keep them out of harm's way.
Now, two former camp staffers in the US are looking at the worst possible outcome that can happen when you don't ensure a camper's safety is your number one priority.
The former camp staffers recently pleaded guilty to reckless vehicular homicide charges relating to a deadly personal watercraft (PWC) crash that took place on Old Hickory Lake on July 16, 2024, and killed 10-year-old Jack Gear. The staffers involved were Joshua Kennington and Savannah Remington, and both were given a sentence of two years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to the Class D felony.
