UPDATE: Most importantly, “El” is fine. After talking with two BSA employees — both of them camp staffers in 2019 — Neal Larson has an explanation in the video below, but here’s the quick recap: “Valley of the Clouds Sanitarium” appears to be a getaway for a busy family. “El”, who was with them, became distraught after getting lost in the woods and came across the scout camp, which led to the assistance by scout staff, including Taylor B, and the return of “El” to the gates of the Sanitarium.
The staffer Neal spoke with insists the girl is doing just fine and is alive and well. We are deliberately declining to report the names of those involved.
In 2019, a teenage girl wandered into Island Park Boy Scout Camp during Cedar Badge week. She asked to be taken back to Valley of the Clouds Sanitarium.