We watched them pull her mother out of the water on the boat next to us. I was sort of holding Carol Ann. She wanted to go to her mother. Another man saw his wife floating. He was crying on my chest.

One of my friends from our group is having terrifying flashbacks.

I put my hand up and he took my hand. I'd never had a handshake like that one. He smiled down at me and I smiled back. That was the moment I knew for sure I was going to make it.

Our concern is that this is spring, and typically ground water and streams are recharged during the spring. Moreover, not only is precipitation down, but vegetation, which is coming out of its dormant state, will be drawing on the ground water.

The water is very green and has a sweet taste, both boys wrote in their diaries, at different times.

Mother is water.