Facility profile Florida
Camp E-Kel-Etu
Camp E-Kel-Etu was a program in Silver Springs, Florida, operated by Eckerd Connects. It operated from 1976 to 2011.
About Camp E-Kel-Etu
It closed in 2011.source It was run by Eckerd Connects.source
Survivor testimony
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Timeline
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1976
Opened in Silver Springs, Florida
2000
Death
A 12-year-old boy died in 2000 after being restrained by a youth camp counselor at Camp E-Kel-Etu; his mother, Linda Ibarra, was later found dead with another...
Death
A 12-year-old boy died in 2000 after being restrained by a youth camp counselor at Camp E-Kel-Etu; his mother, Linda Ibarra, was later found dead with another son in an apparent murder-suicide.
2011
Closed
Incidents on record
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2000 Death
A 12-year-old boy died in 2000 after being restrained by a youth camp counselor at Camp E-Kel-Etu; his mother, Linda Ibarra, was later found dead with another son in an apparent murder-suicide.source
Documents
Woodbury Reports Mentions (1)
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Materials and links
Reference and research
- 820. Camp E-Kel-Etu
- Ewes - E-ma-chamee Camp (Closed 2013)
- Eckerd Youth Alternatives (1968-present) Clearwater, FL
From SCIAD NET.