Uneasy feelings: One parent with a child at the camp this session said she feels uneasy not knowing more details about what happened or how the injured camper is doing. As of early May, the camp’s summer sessions were at 96% capacity. The fall has not previously been reported in Charlotte media.Ĭamp officials told WBTV in May that they were expecting a record number of campers this summer. The statement concluded: “We ask that you join us in keeping the camper and her family in your prayers.”
The Ledger reached out to officials with the YMCA of Greater Charlotte and Camp Thunderbird on Tuesday and received a statement late Tuesday night that echoed information that had been provided to parents via e-mail. Neither email to parents gave information about the condition of the camper, whether the zipline remained open or details about the fall. As prayers for our fellow camper continue, our staff remains dedicated to providing a positive camp experience. I want to thank you for your expressions of care and concern for our camper who experienced a fall on Tuesday. Please keep the camper and their family in your prayers as our entire Y prays for them as well.Ī second email to parents of campers and staff followed last Thursday from Conroy and Andy Belich, resident camp director. Parents of the campers who witnessed the incident are being notified.
We are providing counseling support to any campers and staff who witnessed the incident. Out of respect for the camper and the camper’s family, we are unable to share additional details at this time. After receiving responsive medical care from YMCA and onsite Atrium Health staff, the camper was immediately taken to the hospital for further evaluation and care.
#YMCA THUNDERBIRD ZIP#
Today, one of our campers experienced a fall from our zip line structure at YMCA Camp Thunderbird.
In the first email parents received, dated June 7, camp executive director Kimberly Conroy wrote: The camp’s website says the zipline is 300 feet long and “departs from 40’ high and uses a simple gravity brake to bring riders to a gradual stop at the low point of the cable.” Camp Thunderbird hosts hundreds of young campers per week in day sessions and weeklong sleep-away camps, with activities including archery, canoeing and swimming. The camp is on Lake Wylie, just across the Buster Boyd Bridge that connects Charlotte to York County. In a statement given to The Ledger late Tuesday night, officials from the YMCA of Greater Charlotte said all ropes courses in the YMCA system are now closed. The camp hasn’t given details on the fall but said that the camper was rushed to the hospital and that the incident is under review. The popular daytime and sleep-away summer camp on the shores of Lake Wylie just south of Charlotte hosts hundreds of campers per week.Ī camper at YMCA Camp Thunderbird on Lake Wylie was seriously injured last week after a fall from the camp’s zipline structure, according to emails obtained by The Ledger from a parent whose child is attending camp there. FILE PHOTO: A girl glides down the zipline at Camp Thunderbird in this Ledger file photo taken in 2016.
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