I was wondering if anybody here was fishing the Samish when that kid got killed by the Amtrak train on the Samish bridge Thursday.
I`m just looking to shed a little light on it.
I was in Oregon for a funeral on Friday and get home to find out it was my nephew and was just wondering. Thanks

Rainycity..... I'm sorry to hear that. Really, I am.

Thanks Zo,
I heard he was spotting from the bridge when the train came around the bend and instead of jumping from the bridge into the water he tried and make it the other side. He was wearing chest waders
at the time..
What really sucks is the kid had just turned 21, and just celebrated his 2nd year of sobriety, he was one of the organizers at the half-way house he was in, he was really starting to turn his life around..life takes funny turns sometimes I guess...makes it a little tougher beings how we just lost Ma in June,,among a couple of other deaths this year..can only get better..Just gotta keep the chin up..

rainycity,

I am sorry for your loss. Some events just can't be explained.

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God bless you and your family.

That really is sad news. Sometimes life really deals a crappy hand.

It sounds like he was not only turning his own life around, but was trying to help others do the same, and that's the real tragedy.

John

Very unfortunate. Sorry to hear about that.