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10A THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • THURSDAY , JULY 2 , 2015 R e c o v e r y : E a c h f am i l y m eme r h a s e e n p r o f o u n d l y c h a n g e d Con t inu ed f r om Pag e 1A Boyd s ay s sh e n ev e r h e a rd any th ing aou t th e no to r iou s ly d ang e rou s cu r r en t in th e w a t e r s o f f th e p en in su l a . Th e w av e s look ed c a lm . Th e k id s w e r e con - d en t , exp e r i en c ed sw imm e r s , who h ad a lw ay s look ed ou t fo r on e ano th e r . “ I t w a sn ’ t r e a l ly ev en sw im - m ing — i t w a s p l ay ing in th e w a - t e r , ” Boyd s a id . “ I n ev e r though t t i t . ” tw i c e aou A f t e r m ak ing su r e th e o th e r adu l t s w e r e w a t ch ing th e k id s c lo s e ly , Boyd l e f t r i ey to run an e r r and . Wh en sh e r e tu rn ed , sh e s topp ed to w a t ch th e k id s pl ay ing fo r a mom en t e fo r e sh e ev en go t ou t o f h e r t ru ck . “ I tu rn ed and s a id to my ro th e r , W e shou ld g e t th em ou t soon . I t ’ s e en a wh i l e , ’ ” Boyd r e c a l l ed . “ I look ed a ck and d idn ’ t s e e any o f th em . I t w a s th a t f a s t . ” In th a t in s t an t , a rogu e w av e h ad kno ck ed th e ch i ld r en o f f th e i r f e e t . By th e t im e th ey c augh t th e i r r e a th , a pow e r fu l r ip cu r r en t w a s pu l l ing th em ou t to s e a . No m a t t e r how h a rd th ey sw am , th ey cou ldn ’ t s e em to g e t anywh e r e . L a t e r , Jun io r to ld h i s f am i ly th a t L ind s ey h ad a s s e s s ed th e s i t - u a t ion , and to ld h im wh a t to do . I ’m go ing to pu sh you towa r d th e sho r e . Sw im a s ha r d a s you can . Don ’ t loo k ba c k . G e t h e lp . Sh e p ropp ed o th f e e t ag a in s t th e sm a l l o f h i s a ck and u s ed a l l o f h e r s t r eng th to shov e h im tow a rd sho r e . A f ew mom en t s th e r , Jo r - l a t e r , Boyd and h e r ro d an Boyd S r . , w e r e s tunn ed to s e e Jun io r com ing ou t o f th e w a - t e r , m any y a rd s f rom wh e r e h e ’d gon e in . A s th ey r a c ed to m e e t h im , th ey cou ld t e l l som e th ing w a s t e r r i ly w rong . Boyd to ld h e r mo th e r to c a l l 91 1 . B ad ly sh ak en , Jun io r s a id , “Th ey ’ r e d rown ing ! Th ey ’ r e d rown ing ! ” I t took 30 m inu t e s fo r su r f r e s cu e sw imm e r s w i th j e t - sk i s , co ld , s tunn ed and to nd enny mom en t s f rom lo s ing con s c iou s - n e s s . L ind s ey h ad d i s app e a r ed en e a th th e su r f a c e . A t r s t , enny d id no t r e c - i s mo th e r , who f e a r ed ogn ie h h e m igh t s t ay th a t w ay fo r ev e r . Bu t in th e amu l an c e , th e wo r ld c am e a ck to h im , on e u e s t ion a t a t im e . D id th e dog ha v e h e r pup - pi e s y e t? Wh y d id th e man ta k e m y p i c tu r e? D id th e y nd m y s i s t e r? A s a f t e rnoon wo r e in to ev en ing , Co a s t Gu a rd v e s s e l s comed th e w a t e r , wh i l e h e l i - cop t e r s d ron ed ov e rh e ad . L ind - s ey and K enny ’ s f a th e r , J e r emy Mu s t r e ad , who l iv ed ou t o f s t a t e , a r r ang ed t r av e l fo r th e fo l low ing d ay . F r i end s d ropp ed ev e ry th ing and eg an d r iv ing tow a rd Long B e a ch . A f t e r K enny w a s r e l e a s ed f rom th e ho sp i t a l , h e and Boyd s a t hudd l ed tog e th e r a t th e e a ch , t a lk ing , w a i t ing . K enny to ld h i s mo th e r h i s s to ry . Exh au s t ed , K enny h ad to ld h i s s i s t e r h e cou ldn ’ t sw im any mo r e . “G e t on my a ck , ” sh e to ld h im . “And I ’ l l sw im to sho r e w i th you . ” Th ey a lmo s t m ad e i t . Wh en L ind s ey cou ld n a l ly tou ch th e g round ag a in , sh e to ld K enny i t w a s s a f e to l e t go . R e lu c t an t ly , h e l e t go o f h i s s i s t e r . A lmo s t in - s t an t ly , ano th e r pow e r fu l w av e h i t , s ep a r a t ing th e two . N e i th e r h ad th e s t r eng th l e f t to gh t i t any mo r e . “K enny , ju s t o a t on you r a ck . Ju s t o a t on you r a ck , ” L ind s ey c a l l ed a s th e w a t e r pu l l ed th em ap a r t . “And th a t ’ s th e l a s t t im e h e s aw h e r , ” Boyd s a id . A t sun s e t th a t d ay , a oy aou t L ind s ey ’ s ag e s tood a lon e , th igh -d e ep in th e w a t e r w a t ch ing th e o a t s and h e l i cop t e r s . Fu r - th e r down th e e a ch , a g roup o f young ch i ld r en f ro l i ck ed in th e w av e s wh i l e th e i r mo th e r s tood on sho r e . On c e th e sun w en t down , th e s e a r ch w a s c a l l ed o f f , u t Boyd and f am i ly f r i end s s t ay ed fo r mo s t o f th e n igh t , com ing th e e a ch fo r any s ign o f L ind s ey w i th a sh l igh t s . A l l th e n ex t d ay , wh i l e Boyd k ep t h e r v ig i l on th e e a ch , h e r e s t f r i end , Amy C r and a l , k ep t w a t ch ov e r h e r . “Sh e s tood r igh t ou t s id e th a t t ru ck , to ld m e wh en to d r ink wh en to t ak e a i t e o f food . Sh e s tood th e r e . Sh e wou ld h av e s t ay ed th e r e fo r ev e r , ” Boyd s a id . On Ju ly , L ind s ey ’ s ody V i c t im ’ s m om : P r o v i d e t o u r i s t s w i t h c l e a r s a f e t y m e s s a g e s B y NATAL IE ST . JOHN EO M e d i a G r o u p DAM IAN MUL IN IX — EO Med ia G roup L indsey Mus t read ’ s schoo l pho to f rom the 20 12 -13 schoo l yea r , when she p roud ly d isp layed he r cas t on he r r igh t a rm . r e tu rn ed to sho r e and th e f am i ly w a s th e on ly on e hu r t ing , ” Boyd r e tu rn ed to th e i r hom e in s i l en c e . s a id . “ I don ’ t und e r s t and i t . ” W i l ly w a s r av e and s t e ady B l am e and bu rd en in a w ay th a t s t i l l m ak e s Boyd ’ s In th e y e a r s in c e h e r d e a th , h e a r t sw e l l . Bu t sh e s t i l l c r i ed a l - th e m eme r s o f L ind s ey ’ s f am i ly mo s t ev e ry n igh t . h av e p lumed th e d ep th s o f th e i r “ I t w a s aw fu l , ” Boyd s a id . g r i e f and th e s t r eng th o f th e i r lov e Look ing a ck , Boyd th ink s fo r on e ano th e r . E a ch o f th em h a s th e t r ip w a s p roaly a n e c e s s a ry e en p ro found ly ch ang ed y th e s t ep in th e i r h e a l ing p ro c e s s . Sh e exp e r i en c e . und e r s t and s now th a t h e r g r i e f s t fou r mon th s , n e i - ov Fo r th e r e r L ind s ey m ad e i t h a rd to s e e th e r o f h e r oy s wou ld hug Boyd how mu ch th e l iv ing m eme r s o f o r t e l l h e r th ey lov ed h e r . th e f am i ly w e r e su f f e r ing f rom “Th ey a l l w an t ed to l am e su rv ivo r ’ s gu i l t . som eody , and f rom Ju ly to O c - ‘Sh e w a s th e r e ’ r , I l e t th em l am e m e . A l l toe Som e t im e s , s e em ing ly h a rm - I c a r ed aou t w a s m ak ing su r e e s s th ing s c an c a t ch th e f am i ly th ey w e r eOK , ” Boyd exp l a in ed . l rp r i s e , l e av ing th em f e e l ing “ I t r i ed to c a r ry th a t u rd en fo r y su u t t e r ly gu t t ed . On tho s e d ay s , th em . ” t f e e l s l ik e i t ’ s l a s t Ju ly a l l ov e r Sh e s a id K enny c an g e t m ad i ag a in . and l a sh ou t a t h e r a t t im e s . Boyd h adn ’ t p l ann ed to c e l e - “H e n e ed s to e m ad a t som e - a t e Th ank sg iv ing un t i l K enny ody . I took h im th e r e , and I r sk ing fo r a f e a s t su rp r i s ed h e r y a ing h i s s i s t e r a ck . ” d idn ’ t r t th e l a s t mom en t . Sh e go t ou t o f W i l ly h a s o f t en e en a c a lm , a , m ad e a l a t e -n igh t shopp ing s t e ady sou r c e o f s t r eng th du r ing ed r ip and go t to wo rk . th e mo s t h a r row ing mom en t s o f t Bu t ju s t e fo r e d inn e r , K en - K enny ’ s g r i ev ing p ro c e s s . Bu t ’ s f a th e r h ad no t i c ed th e p l a t e som e d ay s , th e id e a th a t h e cou ld ny e oy h ad s e t fo r L ind s ey and h av e s av ed L ind s ey i f h e h ad th sk ed h im why i t w a s th e r e . on ly gon e to th e e a ch con sum e s a “Th a t w a s th e end o f Th ank s - h im . Th e r e a r e s t r e t ch e s wh en h e iv ing , ” Boyd s a id . L a t e r th a t d i s app e a r s in to h im s e l f , o r d i s ap - g n igh t , sh e snu ck down to th e p e a r s a l tog e th e r . r av ey a rd to g iv e L ind s ey h e r In O c toe r , th e f am i ly mov ed g i sh on e . to a n ew hou s e in Po r t H ad lo ck w On D e c . 26 , th e th r e e o f th em on th e O lymp i c P en in su l a , and t in to th e c a r . Th ey d rov e sou th Boyd h ad to p a ck L ind s ey ’ s go e ad s i l en c e , s topp ing a long room . Bu t wh en sh e s t a r t ed , th e in d e w ay to uy ro s e s and a l - mon th s o f c a r ing fo r ev e ryon e th s . u t h e r s e l f c augh t up w i th h e r , loon Th ey end ed up a t Bo l s t ad Sh e end ed up in ed fo r th r e e e a ch app ro a ch and Boyd and e to fun c t ion . d ay s , un al i l ly w a t ch ed a s K enny w en t to Boyd l ay th e r e a lon e , t ry ing W t and a lon e a t th e w a t e r ’ s edg e . to th ink o f a w ay to d i s c r e e t ly s ey w e r e l a t e r jo in ed y c lo s e pu t an end to a l l th a t gu i l t and Th r i end s . Th e g roup t r i ed to hono r angu i sh . Bu t ag a in , L ind s ey ’ s f L ind s ey y s end ing th e ow e r s gh t ing sp i r i t s av ed a l i f e . r e a th ou t to s e a , u t th e Boyd s ay s th a t wh en sh e - and a w ck av e s k ep t pu sh ing th em a n a l ly gu r ed ou t h e r p l an , L ind - w a rd sho r e . s ey ’ s vo i c e sound ed in h e r h e ad , tow Long B e a ch Po l i c e Ch i e f t e l l ing h e r a l l o f th e th ing s sh e l in t W r igh t , who w a s th e r e fo r h ad to ld h e r d augh t e r wh en sh e F Boyd l a s t summ e r on th a t t e r r i - w a s d i s cou r ag ed . e d ay , m ad e a r r ang em en t s fo r “Sh e w a s r igh t th e r e t e l l ing l r s o f th e su r f r e s cu e t e am , em e m e R e a l ly ou ’ r e gonn a u i t! m ad s av ed h e r son , to c a r ry Th e s e a son ’ s no t ov e r y e t ! ou who h th e i t em s ou t to s e a du r ing a l a t - c an ’ t s t a r t u t no t n i sh . ’ ” r t r a in ing s e s s ion . Th e who l e S low ly , sh e eg an to mov e e fo rw a rd ag a in . g roup end ed up a t S coop e r s i c e “ I n ev e r ag a in though t aou t c r e am p a r lo r and th e g a th e r ing nd ing a w ay ou t . I ’m nd ing un exp e c t ed ly eg an to f e e l l ik e a a w ay to m ak e L ind s ey ’ s l i f e c e l er a t ion . m e an ing fu l . ” “W e w en t up th e r e fo r ho t K enny h a s a lw ay s h ad a k e en cho co l a t e and end ed up uy ing in t e r e s t in d i s a s s eml ing th ing s fudg e and i c e c r e am , ” Boyd l ik e f an s and v id eo c a s s e t t e r e - s a id . co rd e r s — t e s t ing th em , t ry ing to I t ’ s t o o s o o n f o r B o y d t o k n ow und e r s t and how th ey wo rk , wh a t w h a t t h e f u t u r e h o l d s f o r h e r m ak e s th em f a i l , how to u i ld f am i l y , o r t o t a l k ao u t i d e a s l i k e th em e t t e r . S in c e L ind s ey ’ s “ c l o s u r e ” a n d “ a c c e p t a n c e . ” P e o - d e a th , Boyd h a s o f t en f e l t l ik e p l e t e l l B o y d t im e w i l l h e a l t h e i r K enny w a s app ly ing th e s am e h e a r t s , u t B o y d i s s t i l l w a i t i n g . t e s t s to h i s ond w i th h i s mo th e r . Th e d r iv e hom e f rom th e How fa r do h e r pow e r s o f e a ch th a t d ay e c am e on e o f lo v e and p r o t e c t ion e x t end? tho s e un exp e c t ed mom en t s wh en Wha t , i f an y th ing , cou ld ma k e a l i t t l e l igh t found i t s w ay in s id e th em b r ea k? th e d a rkn e s s th a t h a s env e lop ed Wh i l e on v a c a t ion in S an th em th i s p a s t y e a r . i ego in F eru a ry , B r andy and “ou wou ld h av e though t W i l ly s tood in a g ro c e ry s to r e w e ju s t l e f t som e c r ay p a r ty . p a rk ing lo t fo r two hou r s , d e s - Th e oy s h ad th e mu s i c go ing , p e r a t e ly t ry ing to co ax K enny to th ey ’ r e s ing ing , th ey ’ r e l ik e t ry - l e t th em a ck in to th e r en t a l c a r ing to s i t in th e f ron t s e a t w i th wh e r e h e ’d lo ck ed h im s e l f . u s , ” Boyd s a id . “ I t w a s to t a l ly H e egg ed th em to t ak e h im d ck . Th e r e i f f e r en t com ing a a ck to Po r t H ad lo ck , th en m ad e w a s th i s f e e l ing — th i s ov e r a l l th em p rom i s e no t to . f e e l ing in th e c a r , l ik e a c e l e - “W e p r e t ty mu ch sp en t th e r a t ion . W e k ind o f l e t som e o f r e s t o f th a t v a c a t ion in th a t ho t e l , ” i t go . ” Boyd s a id . Look ing a ck a t som e o f th e s eg an s l e ep ing fo r p Bo th oy i c tu r e s f rom th a t d ay , sh e s e e s 12 to 15 hou r s a t a s t r e t ch and i t ev id en c e o f th e p r e s en c e th ey a l l w a s n e a r ly impo s s il e to w ak e f e l t a t th e w a t e r ’ s edg e : S t r ang e th em . In th e a f t e rnoon s , K enny g igh t spo t s in th e pho - low s o r r wou ld in t en t ion a l ly run and jump to s , s e a fo am in th e s and th a t in to th e ho t e l poo l in f ron t o f h i s look ed l ik e i t sp e l l ed ou t “ I lov e mo th e r , o r p r e t end l ik e h e w a s you . ” d rown ing . “Sh e w a s th e r e , ” Boyd s a id . e r e ’ s no t a dout in my “ I don ’ t th ink any p a r t o f h im “Th ind . ” ev e r w an t ed to hu r t m e l ik e th a t , m “Wh en I ’m th e r e , I f e e l i t . ” u t h e d idn ’ t w an t to f e e l l ik e h e LONG BEACH , W a sh . — B r andy Boyd ’ s f am i ly an t i c ip a t ed th e i r Long B e a ch v a c a - t ion fo r mon th s and d rov e hou r s to g e t th e r e . Wh en th ey n a l ly a r r iv ed a t th e Bo l s t ad e a ch app ro a ch w i th a c a r fu l l o f k id s Ju ly 3 , 2014 , ev e ryon e w a s too ex c i t ed to no t i c e two sm a l l w a rn ing s ign s a s th ey sp ed p a s t . L a t e r on , p eop l e wou ld po in t ou t th e f ew pul i c w a rn ing s aou t th e sw imm ing h aa rd . Bu t y th en , i t w a s too l a t e — Boyd ’ s ch i ld r en , L ind s ey and enny u s t r e ad , h ad e en in - vo lv ed in a d rown ing a c c id en t th a t co s t L ind - s ey h e r l i f e . don ’ t r em eme r anyody ev e r . . . s ay ing any th ing to u s . Noody h and ed m e a i e r . d idn ’ t know wh a t a r ip t id e w a s un t i l a f t e r th e f a c t , ” Boyd s a id . Th a t ’ s why sh e th ink s i t ex t r em e ly impo r t - an t fo r lo c a l u s in e s s and commun i ty l e ad e r s to com e up w i th a s e t o f c l e a r , s imp l e , a t t en - a f e ty m e s s ag e s . t ion -g r a ing s h e ’d l ik e to s e e in fo rm a t ion aou t th e d rown ing h aa rd in ev e ry ho t e l room , ev e ry c ampg round and th e a th room s . ” n o rd e r to r e a ch th e r igh t p eop l e a t th e r igh t t im e , Boyd a r ed s t r e s s e s th e s e m e s s ag e s a l so n e ed to e sh on so c i a l m ed i a , in v a c a t ion p l ann ing m a t e r i a l s and on th e rou t e s in to town . W e h av e to edu c a t e tou r i s t s e fo r e th ey ev e r tou ch th e s and , Boyd s a id . Wh en you ’ r e d r iv ing down on th e e a ch and th e k id s a r e w i th you , and th ey ’ r e t a lk ing aou t wh a t w e ’ r e gonn a do and how mu ch fun you ’ r e gonn a h av e , you don ’ t s e e th e s ign , ” Boyd exp l a in ed . Ev e ryody ’ s ex c i t ed . ou ’ r e no t look ing . And i t ’ s no t v e ry ig . ” Boyd th ink s i t ’ s impo r t an t to k e ep a tou r - i s t ’ s m en t a l i ty in m ind wh en t a lk ing aou t rd s th a t s e em ov iou s to lo c a l s a r - s a f e ty . H aa en ’ t ov iou s to tou r i s t s a t a l l . Boyd h a s good t w i thou t know ing aou common s en s e , u t th e und e r cu r r en t o r th e c r a ho l e s , sh e cou ldn ’ t s e e e any r e a son to k e ep th r e e s t rong , r e spon s il k id s ou t o f th e su r f . Sh e po in t s ou t a v a c a t ion i s a l l aou t fun , so tou r i s t s c an e a i t d e a f to m e s s ag e s a ou t wh a t th ey c an ’ t do . In s t e ad o f g iv ing v agu e w a rn ing s — “SURF UNSAFE ! ” — o r t e l l ing r e ad e r s wh a t no t to do — “NO SW IMM ING ” — s a f e ty m a t e r i a l s shou ld t e l l v i s i to r s ex a c t ly wh a t th ey c an do to s t ay s a f e . A s an ex amp l e , Boyd c i t e s a no t i c e a ou t sh a rk s igh t ing s h e r f am i ly s aw in O c e an Sho r e s m any y e a r s ago . I t s sho r t , c l e a r m e s s ag e w a s so s imp l e th a t ev en h e r p r e s choo l - ag ed son cou ld und e r s t and i t . Dam ian Mu l in ix — EO Med ia G roup F i le Su r f rescue sw imme rs Ju lez O r r and Edd ie Mendez ca r ry Kenny Mus t read to the sho re a f te r rescu ing h im f rom the ocean Ju ly 3 , 2014 . Mus t read had been in the wa te r fo r 30 m inu tes when he was rescued . l - “ I t w a s ou t th e r e . I t w a sn ’ t h idd en on a u l e t in o a rd . W e w e r e s i t t ing th e r e , so w e t a lk ed aou t i t , ” Boyd s a id . H e r k id s d e c id ed no t to go in p a s t th e i r kn e e s th a t y e a r , and i t d idn ’ t spo i l th e i r v a c a - t ion a t a l l , Boyd s a id .Sh e a l so th ink s i t ’ s im - po r t an t to e r e a l i s t i c . I t ’ s d i fcu l t fo r m any adu l t s to t e l l ex c i t ed k id s th ey c an ’ t tou ch th e w a t e r a t a l l . Bu t i f Boyd h ad known a ou t th e d ang e r s th a t d ay , sh e s ay s sh e wou ld h av e s e t s t r i c t l im i t s , m aye fo ridd ing th em to go p a s t th e i r kn e e s . Boyd s ay s lo c a l u s in e s s own e r s shou ldn ’ t t wo r ry th a t t a lk ing op en ly w i th v i s i to r s a ou s a f e ty i s su e s w i l l s c a r e th em o f f , e c au s e a t so mu ch mo r e Long B e a ch v a c a t ion i s aou th an p l ay ing in th e w a t e r . In f a c t , sh e s a id , sh e ’d e mo r e l ik e ly to p a t ron ie u s in e s s e s th a t t ry to edu c a t e and p ro t e c t th e p eop l e who p rov id e th e i r l iv e l ihood s . “H av ing w a rn ing s ign s i s gonn a m ak e th e p a r en t s mo r e aw a r e , no t s c a r e th em , ” Boyd s a id . “ . . . I t ’ s so impo r t an t . I f i t s av e s on e l i f e , i t ’ s mo r e v a lu al e th an s e l l ing th a tT - sh i r t o r sw e a t sh i r t . ” J o i n us f o r a day of adv ent ur e i n t h e out d oor s ! O UR 3 R D ANN U A L CA ST & B L A ST is a lm o s t s o l d o u t ! Fr i d a y Ju l y 1 0 t h I ndiv i dual s e a t s lef t $335 Di nner & auc i t o n o n ly - $50. 00 G REAT PR IZES A V A I L AB L E F O R L I V E A U CT I O N ! A UCT I O N I TE M S INC L UDE AN I SRA E L I T AY L O R R IF L E - 338 , L A U P U A S N IPER R IF L E , C UST O M G L O C K S , A N A F R I C A N S AF AR I VACAT I O N , A RG EN T I N A D OVE HUNT ING T R I P , A B O N E - F IS H IN G E X C U RS I O N IN T H E BA H A M A S AN D MUC H MO RE ! A l l pr ocee d s be ne i f t i t n g C h i l d r e n ’s C a n cer A s s o c i a t io n , Ve e t r ans S p o r t s m a n A l l i a n ce, and Or ego n F oot b a l l A s s o c i a t io n . Q UEST I O NS ? J AC O B L EEN D ERS , S A L ES M ANAGER - J L EEN D ERS @ G UI L DMO RTGAGE . 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