In the Book |
In the Movie |
Keith is struggling in the water and Logan goes to help him. Keith can barely breath and he inadvertently starts to push Logan under the water. They disappear under the water. |
Keith is uninjured, but his foot gets stuck when he saves Ben. Logan attempts to go back and save him. |
The tree house falls down while Ben is holding a rope attached to it. He is swept down the river. |
After Ben has been saved, the tree house collapses on top of Keith, killing him.
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Zeus jumps into the water and swims to Ben and saves him. Ben and Zeus make it back to dry land, and Ben claims the picture of Beth saved him. |
Ben doesn't have the picture, and Zeus isn't there when Ben is saved. |
Two months later, Beth goes to put flowers on the graves of Drake and Keith, she then returns home to Logan, Ben and Zeus. |
Logan has restored the family boat and they ride on the water together as a family.
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Clayton and Beth find Ben at the tree house and he is hanging in the water from a rope as the tree house seems ready to collapse. |
Keith arrives and Ben is stuck on the rope ladder. He tries to help him but the ladder collapses and they both go into the water. |