Bryan Stow, the Live Oak father and Giants fan who was severely beaten outside Dodger Stadium on March 31, has spoken his first words since the attack, according to his family.
When a relative held up photographs of his children Wednesday, Stow said, “I would like to see them.” He also told his sisters that he loved them.
Stow, 42, was attacked outside Dodger Stadium on March 31 after the Opening Day game between the Dodgers and Giants. His head hit the ground, and he suffered a severe skull fracture. He’s been hospitalized at San Francisco General since May, after a life-saving procedure in which part of his skull was removed to relieve pressure from his swollen brain. About a week ago, doctors put a shunt in Stow to help divert excess fluid from his brain.
Hospital employees told the family Wednesday that Stow had his speaking valve on his tracheostomy tube and was able to say his first and last name when prompted by a speech therapist. The therapist also asked Stow his daughter’s name, and he was able to say both her nickname, Tabby, and her full name, Tabitha.
He also was able to tell the therapist his son’s name and his own birthday.
“We are encouraged by Bryan Stow’s continued neurological improvement and can report that he is beginning to talk again,” Dr. Geoff Manley, chief of neurosurgery at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, said in a release issued Thursday. “However, he remains seriously injured
-By Jessica M. Pasko
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A fire in the hills above Corralitos destroyed several vehicles and spread into the surrounding brush Friday afternoon, but was quickly contained, CalFire reported.
The fire was reported just after 1 p.m. near 1936 Eureka Canyon Road. The area was described as both a field and a parking, about 100 square feet and was surrounded by a road. It’s about six miles up the hill from the Corralitos fire station.
Ground crews, helicopters and an air tanker were called in but the firefighters on the ground were able to handle the fire, according to emergency radio traffic.
A CalFire official said three or four vehicles were consumed in the blaze. CalFire crews extinguished the fire within 30 minutes, the CalFire official said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The area where the small fire sparked has been ravaged by wildfire in recent years, motivating residents to be vigilant about possible fires and proactive about preventative measures, such as creating defensible space around their homes. “Thank you” signs dedicated to firefighters are a permanent fixture in the rural, farming area.
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WATSONVILLE, Calif., Sept. 22, 2011 Summer may be winding down, but California strawberry farmers are still busy planting and harvesting strawberries all year round. To celebrate their continued availability, the California Strawberry Commission today announced its “Fall for Strawberries” Recipe Contest kicking off the first day of fall with winners announced the week before Thanksgiving.
Strawberry recipe contest winners will receive a total of $1,000 in Amazon gift cards: first place – $500, second place – $350, third place – $150. Winning recipes will be featured on the California Strawberries website for all to share and enjoy.
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A four-passenger airplane based out of Watsonville crashed into Watsonville Community Hospital about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, killing four people, according to Fire Chief Mark Bisbee.
Witness George Benson said he saw the plane take off and said the pilot appeared to be trying to clear the fog line.
Benson, a Watsonville pilot, was in the industrial park adjacent to the Watsonville Municipal Airport. He said the single-engine light brown Mooney was a four-seater.
“He (the pilot) was heading toward the coast and tried to climb,” Benson said. “From the time he took off, he was going too steep, too slow.
“He spun to the left and you can see where the impact was,”Benson said standing in the hospital parking lot looking at the tail of the charred plane sticking out of the building, debris strewn across the parking lot.
“He didn’t have any time for recovery,” Benson said, suggesting he’d have used the cross runway. The airport has two runways, laid out like a “t”.
Fog typically rolls in over South County during the summer, settling in as night falls, often causing issues for pilots taking off from the airport. The National Weather Service confirmed there was normal bay fog settling in the area Thursday night.
Airport manager Don French said there were no special advisories and it was a normal Central Coast foggy day. But the tenured pilot said it was an unusual place for an airplane to be and not the “usual flight path.”
“It’s never as simple as it appears to be,” said French, who’s set to retire after four decades.
French said he couldn’t identify the passengers but could confirm the plane is local.
According to the tail number, the plane is registered to David Houghton, listed as a principal at A+ Environmental Solutions, an environmental sciences and engineering firm in Santa Cruz. It’s not clear whether he was on board. The co-owner was listed as Chester Belknap, also of Santa Cruz.
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A helicopter spraying crops with water crashed into a lettuce field in rural Watsonville last Wednesday morning, but no one was hurt, Cal Fire reported.
The crop dusters went down near Murphy Crossing and Riverside roads about 10:50 a.m., according to Cal Fire Capt. Loree Borelli. She said the pilot—the sole occupant of the aircraft—got out immediately and was unhurt.
“It was really good to see him walk away from it,” Cal Fire Battalion Chief Jake Hess said.
The pilot, a Watsonville-area man, was contracted to spray the Pajaro Valley fields Wednesday morning. The blades of his chopper clipped a power line that ran across the south edge of the field, according to Hess.
“He was able to make a real hard landing and he miraculously walked away,” Hess said.
The helicopter didn’t catch on fire. The sliced power lines caused three residences to lose power, according to a PG&E spokeswoman.
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