A 14-year-old girl from Eugene, Oregon, died when a picture session with pals on the beach went awry.
Aurora Genai Sheffel and her pals were at a beach in Oregon when she and another buddy stood on a huge log looking out into the sea as another friend took a picture. When the waves poured in, the companion leaped off the log, but Sheffel was trapped beneath it.
She turned her head and it occurred, recalled Cora Sheffel Wederquist, Sheffel’s mother. The mom spoke with her buddy who was attempting to assist her. A 14-year-old girl attempted to move the log on her own, but more water rushed in and rolled it over her daughter. She stated that it happened so quickly and that Aurora felt no pain.
Sheffel’s beach buddy, Madisyn Leidall, stated that the two girls on the log were posing in a heart form when the wave came in, forcing the log to roll over Sheffel’s legs and pin her down.
They attempted to pull her out, Leidall said. They screamed for help and passerby approached and attempted to assist them in moving the log. But the log had rolled once more. Doctors stated she died quickly due to the acute injuries to her head and neck.
According to witness Steven Michael, medical personnel arrived and attempted to resuscitate the teen, while a woman provided blankets to the soaking soaked pals who were in shock and weeping.
She told them, ‘You need to stop and pray right now because it appears like they’re going to lose her,’ Michael recounted.
Even little logs, according to Oregon police, can get waterlogged and crush individuals. Sheffel was killed by a wood around 30 feet long.
Leidall stated that she and Sheffel made eye contact and that she was the last individual Sheffel saw before she died.
It’s simply heartbreaking thinking she’ll never see her again, Leidall explained.
Sheffel’s classmates and family described her as a bright, ambitious student and skilled cheerleader – the lone freshman on the varsity squad – who aspired to be a marine biologist in college.
Rebecca Critchett, Sheffel’s cheerleading instructor, said she was the little sister. Everyone was quick to warm up to her. She had such a cheerful demeanor. The way she spoke to all made them feel as though they had their own particular connection with them. All were her best buddies.
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The team expressed their sadness but aimed to go forward in a positive manner to remember her legacy. If she looks at them and sees them miserable and depressed, continuing her legacy with pain that is not what she wishes, Critchett added.
