Missing Boy Scout statue found at South Carolina scrap metal facility

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A statue that went lacking from the Boy Scouts was discovered reduce up at a scrap steel facility.

Leaders with the Boy Scouts stated investigators contacted them Wednesday morning and knowledgeable them that items have been discovered on the facility.

“They haven’t even had an opportunity to course of what’s occurred right here however we do know that the statue almost certainly has been destroyed,” stated Jason Smith, the scout government for the Coastal Carolina Council.

The invention got here as fireplace crews responded to a giant fireplace that concerned a number of autos at B & D Scrap Metallic off Stokes Avenue.

There aren’t any footage of the items of the statue, however the North Charleston Police Division confirmed the findings to Information 2.

“Whereas the statue’s gone for now, as a company we’ve stood for over 10 years on the values which are scouting. The statue, whereas it was vital to us and a logo of our group, doesn’t outline who we’re. We’ll proceed to do the nice work that we’ve all the time finished statue or no statue,” Smith stated.

A workers member found the massive bronze statue went lacking from the Coastal Carolina Council BSA Service Middle in North Charleston after the Memorial Day weekend. It was final seen on Friday.

The council will almost certainly have to exchange the statue and are planning to contact the sculptor.

“The choice to maneuver ahead might be not going to be a fast one as a result of it’s going to be an costly endeavor if we try this. Presumably the group rallies and we give you a approach to do this,” stated Chris Staubes, the president of the Coastal Carolina Council.

It’s unclear how the statue was found or if it’s linked to the fireplace.