I live in the same town as this kid and I've heard all the stories.

He was an experienced hiker and had hiked that area many times before. The Fox news article and Mr. Acerno made it sound like Scott went out wearing sneakers and a fanny pack, totally unprepared like most of the yahoo's that get lost up there. He was well prepared with snowshoes, poles, etc.

The unseasonably warm weather in April caused streams normally passable that time of year to swell with runoff later in the day. For more of his side of the story read this article http://www.boston.com/news/local/bre...een_found.html