Father Of Boy Scout, 12, Who Died Hiking In Triple-Digit Heat, Wants Answers

People all around the United States have been experiencing the inescapable effects of the ‘heat dome’ that has descended on our country, bringing unprecedented high temperatures.

While most of us are just frustrated about our electric bills going up from excessive air conditioner use and trying to cool off in any way we can, many people – and their pets – are in danger due to the heat wave.

With temperatures reaching up to 112+ degrees in Phoenix, Arizona last week, one family has experienced the worst possible scenario from the weather. Twelve-year-old Cody Flom succumbed to the triple-digit temperatures while hiking with his mother’s boyfriend, who police have not yet named, in the Sonoran Desert Preserve.

According to the man, the boy became ill, likely from heat stroke and dehydration, so he left him to go find help, as he was unable to use his cell phone. Cody, who was a boy scout and “math wiz” according to his devastated father, passed away after being airlifted to a local hospital.

Now Cody’s dad, who is both grief-stricken and angry, has many questions he wants answered. “Why? How could you leave him out there to cook?”, Brian Flom told AZFamily.com, explaining the boy was staying with his mother and the boyfriend when this happened. He said he would have never approved the hike in the sweltering heat.

“I believe this is a negligent homicide caused by incredibly poor judgment and that’s the way it needs to be looked at,” said Flom.

The father says his son’s core temperature rose to 108 degrees and first responders brought in “truckloads of ice to try and cool him down”. However, the father noticed that his only son’s body was also covered in bruises from the neck down.

“His left leg was fully lacerated. There were pieces of his skin missing. His hands, elbows, knees, just completely cut up,” said Flom. “Something doesn’t make sense. It will come out, I’m hoping.”

This GoFundMe page has been set up by Brian Flom, his older daughter, Breanna Owen, and his ex-wife, who are distraught and said they didn’t give Cody permission to hike that day.

“I’m just going to miss my best friend,” Brian Flom said. “The world was a better place with him in it.”

Father Of Boy Scout, 12, Who Died Hiking In Triple-Digit Heat, Wants Answers is an article from: LifeDaily