‘Hug your kids extra hard’: Family describes losing missing child 5-year-old Kyle Doan in California flood
The IndependentSign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Authorities are still searching for Kyle Doan, a five-year-old who was swept from his mother’s arms on Monday amid rising flood waters in California near the two of Paso Robles. Kyle Doan was swept away in California’s floodwaters Brain Doan, Lindsey’s husband, told the paper his wife unbuckled their son and the pair climbed out of the sinking car. We’re worried because I don’t know if they’re going to be able to find him.” The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office continued searching for Kyle throughout Wednesday, it wrote on its Facebook page, using aerial patrols, drones, and an underwater team as part of their investigation. “We use the term, ‘Turn around, don’t drown,’” Scotty Jalbert, emergency services manager for San Luis Obispo County, told the AP.