Exclusive | California womans heartbreaking final three words to her husband moments before monster wave dragged her into ocean
A California woman uttered three heartbreaking words moments before she was swept into the ocean by a massive wave, her husband has revealed.Kaylee Molina, 30, who was originally from Indio, died after being crushed into rocks on Sycamore Cove Beach in Ventura County on Wednesday, The Post revealed.Her husband, Roberto Clemente, 32, was also dragged into the water but was able to crawl back to shore and call 911.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.
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Never miss a story In a tear-jerking interview with the California Post, he revealed as she was being swept away she told him: “Hold my hand.”Speaking through a brutal cough from the water he inhaled during the devastating episode, he said the pair were vacationing in California from Texas where they now lived.They had hiked down to Sycamore Cove Beach, near Malibu, in hopes of enjoying the Pacific Ocean views at sunrise.The couple had also been to the beach the day before.As the pair sat on the sand they noticed the waves growing closer.
They decided to flee and turned their backs to the ocean.“She tells me, ‘hold my hand, hold my hand,’ so we’re trying to hold each other’s hands, and before I know it, we’re separated,” Clemente said, stopping occasionally to sob.The waves kept coming.The water grew deeper fast, Clemente said, and swallowed them up.The sea swiftly pulled both of them underwater.
Clemente, lungs straining and about to pass out, reemerged, using nearby rocks to pull himself ashore.Molina’s body was in the water face down, with her colorful hair floating on the surface.She didn’t know how to swim, Clemente said.He said he dragged her to shore and tried giving her CPR.
“I tried giving her CPR, but I was so exhausted already at that point, I couldn’t do it,” he said.He called 911 in a panic, scre...