Kyle Doan, 5, was pulled into the raging waters as he and his mom, Lindsy Doan, were trying to escape the sudden flooding
“Those poor people had no clue where to go – and there were no signs,” said Liz Ehlers whose property borders the area where levees breached near Highway 99. She and her husband Tim rushed to evacuate during the height of the storm, stacking furniture and other belongings on tables as the water seeped into their home.
Lindsy and her son were taken by surprise on a road they had traveled frequently – the family had driven down it the prior day. It was meant to be the pair’s first day back in class since winter break – Lindsy is a special education teacher at her son’s school – and Kyle was excited to return, having only recently fully recovered from a fracture in his leg that had required multiple surgeries.
“People don’t understand when there’s fast moving water with debris it’s impossible to swim. You can’t maintain control. My wife was getting knocked down under the water,” he said. “[Kyle] was further down, he was on his back, and they could not reach him. The footing is just enormously difficult. The soil is very much chocolate pudding in a lot of spots. There’s so much water saturation.”
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