wow. im sorry for the loss and the family and friends are all in my prayers. i def aint pointing fingers. i was doin the same thing when i was a kid. obviously the 2 friends were older than him.. im almost sure they wouldnt let him go without 2 other 8 year olds. this couldve been many other kids around here... something like this will open up the eyes of other parents so it wont happen again. im sorry that this had to happen to your family. i hope you all have all the support you need to gt thru this.