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Three killed in Wyo. crash set to become Eagle Scouts
Posted: 07.03.2012 at 12:48 PM
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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (AP) -- Three Colorado Boy Scouts killed in a head-on collision in Wyoming were set to become Eagle Scouts in August.

Sixteen-year-old Paul Kekich, 17-year-old Nick Naples, and 17-year-old Alex Ragan died in Saturday's crash near Thermopolis.

They were returning to Woodland Park, which has been hit by recent wildfires, from camp near Yellowstone National Park. .

Their leader, Richard Kleiner, also died along with a Florida toddler who was riding in a motor home hit by the scouts' Honda Element after Kleiner crossed the center line.

The Gazette in Colorado Springs reported that one of the scouts built a stair case on a trail in Waldo Canyon for his Eagle Scout project.

Kleiner was very involved in the community but had only been working with the scouts for a few months.

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Information from: The Gazette 

(Copyright ©2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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