Overview
- Emergency crews responded to Camp Chickami on Tuesday morning after reports that a tree had fallen and struck people in a wooded clearing on the 22-acre site.
- The boy suffered life-threatening injuries, was taken by ambulance to a Town Hall landing zone and flown by MedFlight to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he later died; a camp counselor sustained minor injuries and was released from a local hospital.
- The West Suburban YMCA confirmed the death, said the camp will remain closed for the rest of the week and has offered grief counseling and support to campers, staff and families.
- Family and local officials identified the boy on Thursday as 8-year-old Mason Sundberg of Sudbury and released a statement remembering him and noting plans for a future celebration of life.
- Wayland police and fire chiefs described the incident as a large tree knocking down another tree, and investigators will review tree maintenance, the camp’s annual tree plan, and site safety; the episode follows a similar fatal tree collapse in the region earlier this year, which may increase scrutiny of outdoor site inspections.