You know when you loose one of your children! Well, it happened to us at Carpinderia Beach on father's day! Melanie went missing for over 20 minutes! All those terrible thoughts of "never seeing her again" came like an explosion in my head. My eyes get teared up and I get sick to my stomach just thinking about it! She was supposed to be staying with a group walking along the beach, while Dan and I were preparing dinner. She wondered off and no one knew it. When it was time to gather for dinner, Mel was no where. With over 15 people searching in different directions and time ticking she is still no where. I contact the "camp host" who knows exactly what to do (must happen often). They contacted the lifeguard station and she was found about 1 mile down the beach. She was crying and a lifeguard stopped her. Grandma asked her what her most favorite part of the trip was. She said, "being found by the lifeguard and taking a ride in his truck on the beach." Spencer was very jealous (of the ride, of-course).
2 comments:
holy cow. that's way worse than my 5 minutes of a missing anna.
and a whole mile down the beach!?! holy cow. (((HUGS)))
Oh I am so glad you were able to find her! That same thing happened to my friend last month at Carpinteria! That beach is so mesmorizing, and safe, kids just wander off and adults let their guards down. I'm glad it can still be called "The World's Safest Beach".
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