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Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by Ayomax(m): 10:28pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
What would you call this? Love for their pet or stupidity? A California couple and their 16-year-old son were swept out to sea over the weekend after a deadly chain of events set off when the teenager jumped into frigid waters to save the family dog from turbulent Pacific Ocean waves. Although the dog escaped on its own from the water off the Northern California coast, Howard Kuljian, 50, and Mary Scott, 54, of Eureka died while their 16-year-old son, Gregory Kuljian, remained lost at sea, said Deputy Ariel Gruenthal of the Humboldt County Coroner’s office. “The dog was able to get out somehow,” said Dana Jones, a state parks and recreation district superintendent. “It’s very sad, and we just always have to be aware when we’re around the ocean that nature is sometimes out of control.” According to Jones, the tragedy began on Saturday afternoon while the family, including an 18-year-old daughter who was unharmed, was walking with Gregory’s girlfriend along a steep beach at Big Lagoon, about 270 miles north of San Francisco. Howard Kuljian threw the dog a stick, she said, and a wave, possibly as high as 10 feet, pulled the animal into the water. The son went in first to try to rescue his dog, Jones said. “Then the father went in to save the son. The mother was swept in at that point,” she said. “The waves are big and powerful, and that’s a very steep beach. The waves pound the beach. When the waves are pounding like that, you don’t have a chance to breathe.” A bystander summoned help while Olivia Kuljian, 18, and Gregory’s girlfriend, Lily Loncar, 16, watched in horror, Gruenthal said. Rescuers found the bodies of Howard Kuljian and Scott close to the shore, Jones said. The U.S. Coast Guard searched by air and sea for Gregory, but fog, darkness and the impossibility of survival prompted them to quit on Saturday evening, said Lieutenant Bernie Carrigan of the Coast Guard. He estimated the water temperature at between 55 and 57 degrees, so cold that hypothermia would rapidly set in, though a dog’s coat would protect against it. “It’s kind of a reminder to never turn your back on the ocean,” Carrigan said. “It’s neat to see that kind of power. It’s also dangerous.” [Reuters] http://news.yahoo.com/three-california-family-drown-ocean-trying-save-dog-222921018.html |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by RudySmith(m): 11:19pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
Won't surprise me 2 read later that the dog was named in one of these e-diot's will. |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by ignis: 8:54am On Nov 28, 2012 |
I call it stupidity. 1 Like |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by UnknownMember: 8:54am On Nov 28, 2012 |
....WOW!!! - They died saving their Bingo!! - Even Akwa Ibom man wey dey Chop Dog no go enter water to catch one. - Well, may they rest in peace.. They must have really loved that dog. |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by Nobody: 8:55am On Nov 28, 2012 |
Dog as in nkita? bingo? |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by DINGO(m): 8:55am On Nov 28, 2012 |
PICTURES PLEASE! |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by Thugnificent(m): 8:55am On Nov 28, 2012 |
Oyinbo and their weird love for pets...smh |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by drlaykay(m): 9:00am On Nov 28, 2012 |
What did I just read?damn it!these whites need to be colonised by some black countries like Nigeria.dey need to be taught how to place priorities especialy wen life is involve |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by azpekuliar: 9:00am On Nov 28, 2012 |
That's unconditional love! How many of us who have called them st.upid (including those yet to post, and who will say the same thing) will put down their lives to save even their own? They indeed died doing something honourable. 4 Likes |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by ektbear: 9:01am On Nov 28, 2012 |
very sad. Not sure what to say here...the boy wanted to save his dog, the father wanted to save his son, the mother her husband and child. If I were the father I'd probably have done the same thing. 4 Likes |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by Nobody: 9:02am On Nov 28, 2012 |
Unknown Member: ..... . .- Even Akwa Ibom man wey dey Chop Dog no go enter water to catch one. |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by Iaz93: 9:04am On Nov 28, 2012 |
Hehe! Absolute stupidity |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by Nobody: 9:04am On Nov 28, 2012 |
sexkillz: are u from akwa ibom? |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by Nobody: 9:07am On Nov 28, 2012 |
Call it pet love. |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by SELFWORTH: 9:07am On Nov 28, 2012 |
Sad really. Am not sure I will give my life for a dog but in a swift second I think most people will jump in to try and save their loved ones. The culture in the western wild is weird sometimes. They hate family but will die for their dogs. Misplaced priorities in my opinion . |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by Nobody: 9:08am On Nov 28, 2012 |
The stupidity of oyibo people is epic. I'm sure the dog is a pussyass chihuahua. Nonsense. If you see them walking down the street with their dogs, you will actually think they worship it. Serves them |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by KINGwax(m): 9:13am On Nov 28, 2012 |
O ti da be. Wetin concern me wit foolishness? |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by Shenez: 9:22am On Nov 28, 2012 |
Aja nkuku omi, kosi bomi na sele poto. |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by Jahcares(m): 9:23am On Nov 28, 2012 |
they died for what they thought was right |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by slimyem: 9:24am On Nov 28, 2012 |
Funny how the dog they were trying to save...saved itself and lived in the end..! Stoopid people died stoopidly!!! |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by Oahray: 9:25am On Nov 28, 2012 |
Am not sure you guys read posts well before trying to comment. Its a shame, reallly. What is stu.pid in a couple trying to save their 16 year old son who made a spur-of-the-moment decision of trying to rescue his pet dog? The parents didnt die trying to save the dog. They died trying to save their son. So if you were a parent you'd sit and watch your child drown, just because he jumped in after a dog? 6 Likes |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by Slapme(m): 9:28am On Nov 28, 2012 |
Iaz93: Hehe! Absolute stupidityare you okay the father was only trying to safe the son not the dog. |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by striker07(m): 9:52am On Nov 28, 2012 |
I doubt if many people commenting here understand this little passage,The Father died trying to save his son,or you expect him to leave him to die . |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by toluene12: 10:01am On Nov 28, 2012 |
pDudd: The stupidity of oyibo people is epic.Actually bro, the parents died trying to save their son and not the dog. The article is a brief and simple piece of writnig, so it baffles me you and your likes either didn't read it or failed to comprehend. Yet you were quick to comment simply by reading the misleading topic, and to imagine you even called them stupid. No wonder the oyinbo man say if you want to keep anything from a black man, hide it in a book. 1 Like |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by phinter: 10:09am On Nov 28, 2012 |
not trying to justify their actions. They must have really loved that dog. But could it be that after the son jumped in to save the dog, his father perhaps saw the wave and decided to jump in to save his son or draw him back from swimming further. its a possibility. |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by toluene12: 10:14am On Nov 28, 2012 |
quote author=slimyem]Funny how the dog they were trying to save...saved itself and lived in the end..! Stoopid people died stoopidly!!![/quote] Hmm, so it cuts across gender. |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by Redmosquito(m): 10:15am On Nov 28, 2012 |
Minion: My King! Is this really stupidity? Dying in order to save your pet Hades: Despite all my heartlessness and evilness.Despite my Painfulness and Wickedness. I can never leave Cerberus to death. He is more than my pet, he is more than my friend. He is Family! Minion: Your ways trouble my mind, ooo Dark one! 2 Likes |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by ojmosh: 10:29am On Nov 28, 2012 |
pDudd: The stupidity of oyibo people is epic. haba my bro na love do dem oooo, remember the faourite love quote, i will die for you |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by Nobody: 10:44am On Nov 28, 2012 |
They died trying to save a dog that later saved itself...i'll call that folly.may their soul R.I.P.Who knws,the dog might inherit their properties. |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by SpicyMimi(f): 1:34pm On Nov 28, 2012 |
*singing* Dumb ways to die...so many dumb ways to dieeeee..... |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by manny4life(m): 1:48pm On Nov 28, 2012 |
I tell you "This needs to be included in SPIKE's ONE THOUSAND WAYS TO DIE". 1 Like |
Re: Three Members Of A California Family Drown In Ocean Trying To Save Dog by dnawah(m): 2:43pm On Nov 28, 2012 |
As i dey now,i love nairaland well well,since 2006.and if Seun fall inside water,i no go go near o!i go run. |
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