Deaths
Contractors were hired to assist in the setting up of a large tent in one of the sub-camps at the Jamboree. Some of the adult scout leaders assisted the contractors in setting the poles. Due to the zoning and the length of the pole, the pole made contact with an electric cable. Those that were killed were: Michal J. Shibe from troop 129, Mike LaCroix from troop 711, Ronald Bitzer from troop 129, and Edward Powell. Mike Shibe had two sons at the Jamboree and LaCroix had one.
Read more about this topic: 2005 National Scout Jamboree
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—Roger Rosenblatt (b. 1940)
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