PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Washington state family wants beachgoers to learn from their experience on the Oregon coast: Stay off the logs.
The Oregonian reports that 7-year-old Kya Blake of Raymond was playing on a 5-ton log near Coos Bay in April.
A big wave lifted the log. The log pinned Kya in the sand. Adults dug her out and restored her breathing. But she was comatose. Doctors feared for her life.
Her mother, Kari, says many people are like she was — unaware of the dangers of waves and debris. Oregon officials report 13 people hurt or killed in log-related beach accidents since 1990.
