Tragic Nightmare 😕 A Father's Story of a Horrible Accident
Summary
TLDRIn this heart-wrenching account, the narrator recounts a tragic boating accident that led to the loss of his daughter, Sunny. The family had gathered for a day on the lake, unaware of the impending disaster. As they prepared to wake surf, Sunny was mistakenly left in the water when the boat took off, resulting in a fatal encounter with the boat's propeller. The script details the frantic attempts to save her, the despair at the hospital, and the struggle to come to terms with the sudden and shocking loss.
Takeaways
- 🚤 The family was on a boating trip, with a plan to wake surf and enjoy the day on the lake.
- 👨👩👧👦 The family had invited another family, but there were more people than anticipated, requiring a check for life jackets and boat capacity.
- 🌞 The weather was extremely hot, prompting the group to take regular swim breaks to cool down.
- 🏄♂️ The father was teaching others how to wake surf, including the visiting family's mother.
- 😱 A tragic accident occurred when the family believed everyone had returned to the boat, but the daughter, Sunny, was left in the water.
- 😭 The family heard screams and realized Sunny was in the water, with the boat's propeller having caused severe injuries.
- 🛑 The father and mother desperately tried to save Sunny, but she had already passed away by the time they reached her.
- 🚑 Despite attempts to call for help and perform CPR, it was clear that Sunny could not be saved.
- 🏥 The family was taken to the hospital where they were informed that Sunny's injuries were fatal and nothing could have been done.
- 🤔 The exact circumstances of how Sunny ended up in the water are unclear, with multiple adults present and no one knowing exactly what happened.
- 🙏 The family was left in shock and grief, struggling to cope with the sudden loss of their daughter.
Q & A
What was the initial plan for the family's boating trip?
-The initial plan was to have a family boating trip on a Friday, with the narrator preparing the boat and its supplies in the morning while letting the kids sleep in, planning to wake them up right before departure.
How did the narrator's daughter scare him on the morning of the boating trip?
-The daughter hid in the laundry room and then popped out from behind the door, surprising the narrator who was coming upstairs to get some towels.
What was the narrator's routine before going to bed the night before the boating trip?
-The narrator had a thought of checking on his daughter as he got close to her room, which he did, finding her sprawled out on the end of her bed, and he gave her a kiss and a hug.
What unexpected situation occurred when the invited family arrived for the boating trip?
-There were more people from the invited family than the narrator had anticipated, leading him to quickly assess if he had enough life jackets and if the boat was within legal capacity.
Why did the narrator decide to ride the surfboard himself?
-The narrator decided to ride the surfboard himself because he had never ridden that particular board before and needed to understand how to coach others on it, especially regarding where to place their feet.
What was the weather like on the day of the boating trip?
-The weather was extremely hot, with temperatures expected to reach 110 to 115 degrees, even becoming toasty by 8:00 or 9:00 in the morning.
What was the tragic incident that occurred during the boating trip?
-The tragic incident was that the narrator's daughter, Sunny, fell into the water and was hit by the boat's propeller, resulting in her death.
How did the narrator react when he first saw Sunny in the water?
-The narrator initially thought Sunny was just scared of being left in the water and believed everything was going to be fine, similar to a child falling off a bike.
What actions did the narrator take after realizing the severity of the situation?
-The narrator swam back to Sunny, picked her up with his life jacket, and tried to get her to the boat as quickly as possible while instructing others on the boat to stop it and call for help.
What was the response of the emergency services when the narrator reached the shore?
-Emergency services, including paramedics and the fire department, were already at the shore. They took Sunny, performed CPR, and later confirmed her death at the hospital.
What was the emotional state of the narrator and his family after the incident?
-The emotional state of the narrator and his family was of shock and disbelief. They struggled to communicate the gravity of the situation to others and faced the reality of their loss at the hospital.
Outlines
🚤 Boating Trip Preparation and Morning Surprise
The narrator begins by discussing how to refer to a tragic event, mentioning the difficulty of finding the right words. The story then shifts to a family boating trip. The narrator describes waking up early to prepare the boat with essentials like food, water, and life jackets, intending to let the children sleep in. A light-hearted moment is shared when the narrator's wife scares him by hiding in the laundry room. The night before, the narrator had a moment of reflection, choosing to check on his sleeping daughter despite thinking he would see her in the morning. The family's plan to teach wake surfing to their guests is outlined, and the narrator expresses concern about the number of guests and the boat's capacity but confirms everything is in order.
😱 Tragic Wake Surfing Accident
The narrator recounts the moment of the accident during a wake surfing lesson. Believing everyone had returned to the boat, the boat took off with the narrator in the water preparing to surf. A scream alerts him that something is wrong, and he sees his wife, Sunny, in the water. Initially, he thinks she is scared from being left behind, but as he approaches, he realizes the gravity of the situation. His wife Camille screams in distress, and the narrator swims towards Sunny, leaving the surfboard behind. The water's viscosity changes due to blood, indicating a severe injury.
🛑 Desperate Rescue and Realization of Loss
The narrator describes the frantic attempt to save Sunny. He instructs Camille to get the boat while he swims with Sunny in his arms, feeling the weight of the situation. Upon reaching the boat, the family prays, and the narrator acknowledges Sunny's death. Despite attempts to call for help and perform CPR, the reality of the situation sets in. The family is met with shock and disbelief from others on the boat and from emergency services, who are unable to provide any assistance. The boat is driven back to shore with a heavy heart, and the emergency personnel on the dock take over, confirming Sunny's passing.
🏥 The Aftermath and Hospital Confirmation
Following the accident, the family deals with the immediate aftermath, including the boat being impounded and the children being taken care of. The narrator and his wife Camille are separated from Sunny during transport to the hospital, where they receive confirmation from the medical staff that there was no chance of saving her due to the extent of her injuries. The family also faces the challenge of communicating the tragic news to others, who initially do not believe the severity of the situation. The hospital scene is filled with grief and the harsh reality of their loss.
🕊 Reflecting on the Tragedy and Seeking Closure
In the final paragraph, the narrator reflects on the uncertainty of the exact circumstances that led to Sunny's accident. It is suggested that she may have been hit by the boat's propeller, but the details remain unclear. The family is left with questions and grief. At the hospital, a chaplain attempts to pray, but the narrator is unable to express gratitude for the tragic day. The paragraph ends with the acknowledgment of the family's struggle to find closure and make sense of the sudden loss of their daughter.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Accident
💡Boat
💡Life Jacket
💡Wake Surfing
💡Propeller
💡Safety
💡Emergency Response
💡Grief
💡Hospital
💡Chaplain
💡Prayer
Highlights
The family prepared for a boating trip by ensuring all necessary supplies were on board and letting the children sleep in.
A playful moment where the daughter scared her father by hiding and surprising him.
The father's routine of checking on his daughter before going to bed, showing a close bond.
Unexpectedly, a larger group than anticipated arrived for the boating trip, prompting a check for compliance with boat capacity and life jacket availability.
The family's strategy to cope with the hot weather by taking regular swim breaks while boating.
Teaching others to wake surf, sharing the joy of the activity with the invited family.
A critical moment when the daughter was left behind in the water, unbeknownst to the boating party.
The chilling realization that something was wrong when the daughter was seen in the water screaming.
The horrifying discovery of the daughter's fatal injury after being hit by the boat's propeller.
Desperate attempts to save the daughter, despite knowing the severity of the situation.
The emotional turmoil of calling for help and the difficulty in communicating the gravity of the situation to emergency services.
The heartbreaking scene at the dock with paramedics and firefighters, and the acknowledgment of the daughter's death.
The struggle to process the tragedy and the community's response to the accident.
The hospital's confirmation of no chance of survival due to the extent of injuries.
Reflections on the inability to express gratitude for the day in prayer due to the tragedy.
The ongoing quest for understanding what exactly happened during the accident.
The emotional aftermath and the community's support in the face of the tragedy.
Transcripts
can you tell us how she passed away do
you call it the accident or do you call
it like how do you refer to it I say the
accident okay I don't know better way is
there a better way that you talk talk
about no I don't know I know that some
people call it like you
know I the worst day of my life yeah or
they say things like it was worth worst
day in my life they don't say the
accident they'll say depending on you
know the circumstances they can
say they name it something differently
yeah you I get it so we had invited this
other family to
come to go on the boat with us on this
Friday so I woke up in the morning and I
already had the boat somewhat ready
started getting everything ready in the
morning what I typically do if we leave
earlier in the morning like that is I'll
try to get everything ready everything
in the boat food water everything that
we need towels equipment everything and
then let the kids sleep as long as
possible and then wake them up right
before and then just put them in the car
give them some food on the way out there
type of thing uh so that we don't wake
them up earlier they needed we did all
of that uh funny story she scared me
that that morning
um I woke up or when I was coming
upstairs to get some towels I didn't see
her in a room and I didn't see her in
the bathroom and she I don't know she
must have heard me or something but she
went and hid in the laundry room and
then popped out behind the door and
scared me so that was a fun little
moment that we had uh and I also the
that Thursday night when walking up to
go to bed uh the thought had come as I
got close to her door like oh it'll be
fine I'll just see her in the morning
and I didn't need to like go check on
her but I was like I want to go check on
her so I went into her room and checked
on her she was sprawled out on the end
of her bed and I gave her a little kiss
and a hug and I even talked to Cil about
that of being able to go see her and
she's like yeah I saw her too she was
all sprawled out and so we had a kind of
a little laugh between camil and I of
how she
sleeps um I realized this is long winded
of where
TR
to of later happens and of the question
happens why did we go to the lake right
so we get everybody in the car we drive
out to the lake and we wait there and
the family shows up and in my mind the
family that we had invited I'd only met
a couple times um Camille and the other
our kids had never really met them and
in my mind I thought they would only
have like maybe uh like two or three
kids
I excuse me that's what I
thought but then they started kind of
pouring out the van and there were more
of them than than what I had anticipated
even so much so that I started like
calculating in my head okay do I have
enough life Jack life jackets for these
people um are we actually going to be in
compliance with the capacity on the boat
so I started thinking all these things
that oh wow there's more people than I
had anticipated coming um and so I
verified that everything was okay from
like a legality standpoint um we weren't
over capacity with our boat I had enough
life jackets for everyone and the sizes
and everything just mentally I was like
okay yep everything checks the box
that's just more people than I had
thought was going to be in the boat um
and this was in the middle of July and
we went out earlier in the morning but I
think that day it was supposed to be
upwards in you know the 110 115 degree
weather and it was even getting toasty
then at 8:00 or 9 in the morning so we
get everybody in the boat haul the boat
down put it in the water and we uh go
out towards the no wake zone and we get
outside the no wake zone and because
it's so hot we just have everybody hop
in the water real quick and just have a
swim break just to keep everybody cool
it's something that's typically we've
done every time I go on the boat M so
everybody gets back in the boat uh when
we were with that family and then so
then everyone was kind of cool down we
started teaching some people how to wake
surf that's what I love to do and I love
to share the joy of boating with people
mhm uh and so I started teaching some of
their family members how to wake surf
and in between every single Rider uh we
would again have a swim break for
everybody so then it's everyone can
participate instead of just having to be
like okay the next Rider and everyone's
just sitting in the boat that's never
fun so everybody would always get in and
swim we would tell everyone get back in
the boat uh there were a lot of people
in the boat um that
day but everyone would always get back
in
and I taught a couple more people how to
wake
surf I taught the mom of the family that
came out how to wake surf uh and that
took a long time uh to do and finally
got her up and got her wake surfing and
so then we said hey let's take a quick
break now and I was going to teach their
son but he was in that weight range of
this board that I had never actually
ridden and because I'd never ridden it
it's hard to coach on how to like where
to put your feet because I just don't
know yet cuz I needed to know so we had
everyone get out and swim uh and I
needed to ride the surfboard so we
called to everybody hey everybody get
back in the boat it's time to get back
in the
boat uh to my knowledge at the time
everybody had gotten back in the boat so
I wanted to ride the surfboard and I
literally just needed to ride it for 5
seconds as soon as the wave formed on
the boat I could have ridden it figured
out where my feet were thrown the rope
and been like okay let's here we go to
do the now I know exactly what I need to
do I can just teach it wasn't like I was
going to go ride for any amount of time
I it was just that short um so I get in
into the water Camille is driving the
boat for
me
uh and I was even kind of like hey like
why are we waiting like let's go um
which I feel bad for and I regret we
thought everybody was in the boat
Camille took off I started wake
surfing um I read the police reports and
everyone said that they heard heard
something or felt something in the boat
that like a thud I didn't know any of
that cuz I was in the water right um
and right a little bit after I had
gotten up I kind of uh I heard a
scream and I looked back and it was
sunny screaming for me no one else in
the boat heard the scream cuz the
engine
um and she was in the water
and my first thought is why is she in
the water and how did we leave her so
confusing yeah and I don't know if you
ever do this um but with when anytime
any of my kids will like fall on a bike
or trip or in some sense get kind of
hurt I always even if other parents are
around and they're like oh my gosh I'm
always like hey my kids fine like
they're fine everything's fine
um and I've done that for almost their
entire lives just like I'll run to them
they'll be fine everything will be okay
like you know and so I had that kind of
mentality
of she's okay everything's going to be
fine you couldn't tell how serious it
was at that moment no like I heard her
screaming and I was like in my mind I
was like she I was thinking she's just
scared that she's still in the water
she's scared that we left without her
she's scared that I'm not there and so I
was thinking there it's just no big deal
M it's no big deal she's in the water
we'll just go and grab her put her in
the boat and we'll just keep on having
this wonderful day that we're having
right and Camille kind of looks at me
and I drop the rope and then she is like
what's going on so she goes to drive
back and I start swimming back to Sunny
I left the surfboard there and just
started swimming back to Sunny and she
is still kind of screaming for
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me again I'm not in some huge rush to
get to her cuz I have that thought that
it's no big deal it's it's okay
everything's okay similar to like a
child wrecking on a bike they're just
they're okay everything's going to be
okay and the closer I got I could tell
it was not
okay
um and the the first time that I knew
that this was big
is Camille got close enough to the boat
and she had a different vantage point
and from my knowledge she could have
seen all the blood that was in the
water uh cuz what had happened well I'll
just keep going with what the story is
and we can try to figure out what
happened after um Camille then like
screamed to me oh
Blake my baby and then dove into the
water from the boat
um the boat was if if any boat is still
drifting whether it has power or not if
you were just going somewhere and then
you put the boat in neutral it's still
going to drift CU you didn't ever stop
the boat it's not like a break so I had
multiple concerns at the same time there
was also other boats that had kind of
like saw the uh heard the commotion and
had kind of driven closer over by where
we were so in the midst of all this I
still have like hey the boat something
about the boat so I was Yelling to the
people in the boat like hit the stop
button turn it off do whatever cuz I
just didn't know uh what Camille had
done if she had turned it off or
anything but I could tell the boat was
drifting I didn't want it to just
continually drive away cuz I knew that
if there was any chance then we would
have to get her in the boat as quick as
we could and like use that as a tool to
help us right with her so I'm trying to
uh tell the people what to do with the
boat while I'm still swimming really
hard and as I got close to her
Camille says something to the effect
like Blake her arm her arm Blake her arm
and she lifts her up a little bit out of
the water to show me her arm and she's
screaming at
me and at that time where I was at in
the
water I could
feel uh it's it's a term called the
viscosity of water it's how the water
actually feels how thick it is and it
got way thicker and it was because I was
swimming Through Blood mhm
and so I got to I got to Sunny and then
I told Camille go get the boat and so
she started swimming to the boat I don't
even know how she got to the boat I
don't know any of that but she ended up
getting to the boat and uh just like you
pick up any child from like the back and
their their legs I picked her up um with
my life jacket on I picked her up she
had a life jacket on everything I picked
her up and as I picked her up I could
tell that it just this we were in a
really really bad spot
mhhm and so I swam with her kind of on
my chest and got her to the boat uh and
begged that we could say a quick prayer
right
there
and as soon as I got her to the back of
the boat I knew she was dead
I'm sure that was a horrible experience
and I'm really sorry that you your
family had
to experience that and I didn't even
know what to
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do so we tried to call
911 I was just holding her
and then the thought came to me that
Camille needs to hold
her CU I want her to hold her even
though we both knew that she was
gone and so I said Camille come here and
then I had Camille sit down and I just
handed stunny to
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Camille we're trying to call 911 no one
was answering one of the other boats
there we said go go up the up the lake
can try to try to contact
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9911 and we just sat there I sat there
and I just looked at Cil I looked at
the the father of the family that was
there with us and she he was just
holding Camille holding our
baby just in total
shock it's just I was almost kind of
like walking around the boat like what
what are you doing I was just like
looking at people and everyone's just no
words nothing to say everyone is just
like Jaw jaw dropped
just what do you
do so I started driving back uh I was
finally like well we got to get back no
matter
what so I started driving
back finally someone in in our boat was
able to get connected to
911
um they were asking him where they are
in the lake and instead of them trying
to communicate where we are in the lake
they didn't know where it was so I just
wanted to take someone out of the
equation so I just grabbed the phone and
started talking to
them
uh and I just repeatedly kept saying
she's dead it's there like there's
nothing and they're like no no where are
you at we need to send people and I just
kept saying they're they're dead she's
dead like there's there's no point to
send anyone so there was no like
helicopter anything that came no and
then another multiple other boats came
up to our boat while we were driving to
try to tell us where we should go or not
but I was already talking to 911 so I
was just going to go where I had told
him I was going to go
um Camille had tried to do CPR a little
bit on
sunny but we both knew that she was dead
and finally the 911 person gave up
trying to like convince me that I needed
to tell them where we were so they could
send people and they just finally said
okay just drive to where you're going to
go then M um and we pull up and they had
paramedics already the fire department
was there
uh they jumped on the boat they grabbed
her and put her
on on the dock I even like slowed down
in the no wake zone and I was like why
why why am I even slowing down I know
the legality but like the I got to get
her there so I just hammered it over to
where we were they came on and got her
and put her on the dock I was trying to
like make sure everything was fine with
the boat I was trying to make sure
everything's fine with the kids the kids
got rushed into a different uh room at
the marina so did Camille and I didn't
have shoes
on and I couldn't find my shoes and it
was burning H ground on fire hot yeah
and so I'm like walking around trying to
stick my feet into the water but then
I'm trying to go like be next to Camille
and help
Camille
and then the paramedic said something
about like a pulse or a false pulse or I
got a pulse or something and so I'm like
wait there's possibility that like there
could m a miracle could
happen so I started asking them
questions and they just they wouldn't
say anything to me mhm um I assume that
that's how they're trained too right um
but they wouldn't say anything to
me so I'm watching them work on
her trying to find my shoes or my phone
or
anything um and
then I have the police down there with
us trying to uh talk to us Camille felt
the need to start calling some different
people I was there when she called my my
family
um and she's somewhat hysterical but
still trying to communicate
that Sunny's dead or that there was this
huge boating accident and people don't
get it on the phone right they almost
think it's a prank when you call them or
they're like what what what what
happened what what and so I grabbed the
pH from her and I said there's a boating
accident she got
hit she's dead
um and then in order to get to the
hospital they told Camille that she
couldn't be in the ambulance which I
didn't understand um at the time I
didn't know that she got told
that I would have preferred that she had
been with sunny the entire time um and I
probably would have fought for that had
I known that she got told that so we had
to get our way to the hospital and we
had to go unhook the trailer and the
boat was going to be impounded and all
these different things um
I'm thankful to all
the all the paramedics the
firefighters the people at the
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marina I put them in a very bad
spot but they did things they needed to
to help my family which was
nice and then we got to the
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hospital
and another call that they
made uh on the way to the
hospital was to uh the person in our
church or leader in our church was
actually his wife I don't know if this
phone was on speaker phone but I
remember her verbatim response is this
is a joke you must be joking
mhm get to the
hospital and I tell us she's dead you
can see her the doctor come in the
doctor came in and said based off of all
of her injuries there was zero chance
that anything could have been done to
save
her
um so to go back on what actually
happened we don't really know what
happened and I know everyone's curious
of what happened I'm curious as to what
happened mhm we thought everybody had
gotten back in the boat when everybody
got back in the boat and even I believe
I believe that Sunny did get back in the
boat when we asked everyone to get back
in the boat I don't know if people were
still playing tag like the kids or
something or she thought she would be
funny or I don't I don't know exactly
what happened but before we ever took
off on the boat she got back in the
water I think happened the other
scenario is she never got back in and
she just stayed by the front of the boat
um you can't blame anyone anyone
individual for for that there were
multiple adults all on that boat
multiple people is my boat uh Camille
was there with us we all should have
checked no matter how many things we
have in place and thinking that everyone
was there she just wasn't so when we
took off she must have been in the
perfect spot that she needed to be and
the boat proceeded to go over her and
she got hit by the
propeller
um we saw or then so that's the
explanation of what happened even though
it's we don't really know right what
happened so we're there with sunny in
the
hospital um and they have her pretty
much covered up for the majority of her
body with uh a
sheet
and they bring in like a pastor or a the
hospital chap hosital chaplain thank you
that's the right word a
chaplain and she says let let's say a
prayer and I said no it's my daughter I
would like to say the prayer um and so
we knelt down next to
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Sunny and in general Christianity uh
most most religions the way that you
pray is you call upon God and then you
say things you're thankful for and
typically people say I'm thankful for
this day that's just the kind of rote
repetition giving gratitude for the life
that they have today yep
yeah
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and holding Sunny's lifeless hand
kneeling down
with Camille next to
me I said my dear heavenly
father and then in my mind I thought the
next words need to be I'm thankful for
this day but you couldn't say
it and I just went silent
I couldn't say
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anything the chaplain ended up helping
and saying a prayer
and I just sat there in
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shock I don't think I could ever say
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that I'm thankful for that
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