Teen Scouts Spend 2 Hours Carrying Injured Hiker to Safety After Finding Her on Mountain

Teen scouts spend two hours carrying an injured hiker to safety after finding her on the mountain. Sometimes the sweetest miracles happen in the most ordinary moments — on a trail, on a quiet descent, when courage and compassion shows up wearing hiking boots and a Scout uniform.  Two teens, Jack Borowski and Brodie Perry, came across a young woman who simply could not make it down the mountain on her own.

Jack and Brodie, both seniors at Mashpee High School in Massachusetts and longtime Scouts with Scouting America, were making their way down the trail when they noticed something wasn’t right. The woman’s legs were trembling, and Brodie said they were “visibly spasming.” Jack added that her legs were “giving out underneath her.”

She at First Didn’t Want to Be a Burden

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At first, she hesitated when they offered to help. Maybe she didn’t want to be a burden. Maybe she hoped she could push through. But Jack and Brodie saw the truth — her family was trying, but they couldn’t get her down safely on their own. So the boys asked again, gently, and this time she agreed.

And then those two young men did what heroes do: they put compassion into motion.

For nearly two miles, almost two hours, as daylight faded into mountain dusk, the boys carried the woman under her shoulders while the entire troop stayed close, making sure the family wasn’t alone for a single step.

They Carried the Injured Hiker to Safety

“It was getting dark out,” Jack remembered, “but the entire troop stuck together with this family, and we helped bring her down to the bottom.”

It was slow. It was hard. It was selfless.

And it was exactly what Scouting is all about.

Their Acting Scout Master, Pat Flynn, wasn’t surprised. This is what these boys are trained to do — to notice, to lead, to serve. Jack is already an Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Scouting. Brodie is expected to achieve the same status in January.

Both young men brushed off any talk of heroism.

It Was Fitting That the Boy Scout Troop Found and Helped Them

Jack said he and Brodie simply “took the situation as a very Scout-like thing to do.” He added, “It was fitting that a Boy Scout troop found this family in need and was able to help them.”

Brodie later learned that multiple hikers had passed the struggling woman without stopping to help. But Jack offered a gentle reminder the world desperately needs: “Take the time to stop, because just one person can make a really big difference. Do not ever underestimate your ability to help other people.”

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And isn’t that true?

Sometimes God’s goodness shows up quietly — through two teenagers on a mountainside who refused to walk past someone hurting.

In a world that often rushes by, may we remember to slow down, to notice, and to help carry someone when their legs — or their heart — just can’t hold them anymore.

Philippians 2:4 “Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”

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— Boston 25 News (@boston25) November 18, 2025

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Heather Riggleman is a believer, wife, mom, author, social media consultant, and full-time writer. She lives in Minden, Nebraska with her kids, high school sweetheart, and three cats who are her entourage around the homestead. She is a former award-winning journalist with over 2,000 articles published. She is full of grace and grit, raw honesty, and truly believes tacos can solve just about any situation. You can find her on GodUpdates, iBelieve, Crosswalk, Hello Darling, Focus On The Family, and in Brio Magazine. Connect with her at www.HeatherRiggleman.com or on Facebook.