Russian soldiers found his body in Ingushetia's Galashki region, near the border with the war-torn republic of Chechnya, following a fierce battle between Russian forces and a group of Chechen rebel fighters in which at least 17 were killed and a Russian helicopter was shot down. Scott had accompanied the Chechens from Ruslan Gelayev's unit as they crossed from Georgia into Russia and was apparently killed by a bullet in the viewfinder of his camera while filming the firefight, United Press International reported.
Russian soldiers discovered his body in Ingushetia's Galashki region, near the border with the war-torn republic of Chechnya, after a brutal conflict between Russian forces and a group of Chechen rebels resulting in at least 17 deaths and a downed Russian helicopter. Scott was reportedly killed by a bullet while filming the battle from his camera viewfinder as he accompanied the Chechens from Ruslan Gelayev's unit across the border from Georgia into Russia, United Press International reported.