Woman swept to sea during proposal (22)
Life is so tentative.
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well said
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mindfful: well said
And this is why I don't surf on the Oregon coast...we have one hell of a riptide...
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Galactic_bodhi: And this is why I don't surf on the Oregon coast...we have one hell of a riptide...
hey GB
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Is this my fate also....
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you should be so lucky
he just said he avoids that area
he just said he avoids that area
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mindfful: you should be so lucky
he just said he avoids that area
he just said he avoids that area
Thats true....I think I'm safe
Tragic for her though.
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I read about this on yahoo. This story broke my heart.
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him too
he must feel so guilty
sad things happen
gonna split
see ya later hon
he must feel so guilty
sad things happen
gonna split
see ya later hon
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ubtru2u: I read about this on yahoo. This story broke my heart.
dont worry the atlantic is calm til ya get some miles out
just dont get on a boat is all
wanted to say hi
im friends w/ friend
g'night girls
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That is a very sad story... 
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mindfful: NESKOWIN, Ore. – A romantic marriage proposal on the Oregon coast turned deadly for the bride-to-be when a wave swept her out to sea. Scott Napper had taken 22-year-old Leafil Alforque to Proposal Rock near Neskowin Beach to pop the question at a place that got its name from couples ready to marry. Napper and Alforque had been dating since they met on the Internet in 2005.
But Alforque had arrived in Oregon on a visa from the Philippines just three days before the fateful trip to the coast.
Napper said the tide had receded around Proposal Rock on Saturday when the couple began to walk to it. He planned to propose and give her the ring he carried in his pocket.
About 10 feet from the rock, a wave about 3 feet high suddenly came toward them.
"I turned into it to keep from getting pulled under it," Napper said.
By the time he turned to find Alforque, only 4-foot-11 and 93 pounds, she had been caught by the receding waters.
"She was about 30 feet away, getting swept away," Napper said.
The 45-year-old Silverton man tore off his jacket to get rid of any extra weight, and when he looked up again she was gone.
"That's the last I saw of her," he said in an interview Wednesday, breaking into tears.
Emergency personnel called by a someone on the beach arrived within minutes. His own phone no longer worked after being exposed to the water.
Along with rescuers, he searched for any sign of Alforque.
"I yelled for her," he said. "I was praying to God."
At one point, he saw someone wearing red — the color of her jacket — on the shore signaling for him. But he quickly realized it was a rescuer.
Thick fog and dangerous water conditions hampered the rescue efforts before the search was suspended on Monday.
Her 25-year-old sister, Nova Alforque, said the family hopes the body can be recovered.
"My mother is always crying, day and night," Nova Alforque said by telephone from the Philippines. "She wants my sister back. Even if she is dead, she wants her body to bury."
The Tillamook County Sheriff's Office is routinely checking the beach and looking for possible witnesses, said Sheriff Todd Anderson.
Police don't suspect foul play, he said.
But Alforque had arrived in Oregon on a visa from the Philippines just three days before the fateful trip to the coast.
Napper said the tide had receded around Proposal Rock on Saturday when the couple began to walk to it. He planned to propose and give her the ring he carried in his pocket.
About 10 feet from the rock, a wave about 3 feet high suddenly came toward them.
"I turned into it to keep from getting pulled under it," Napper said.
By the time he turned to find Alforque, only 4-foot-11 and 93 pounds, she had been caught by the receding waters.
"She was about 30 feet away, getting swept away," Napper said.
The 45-year-old Silverton man tore off his jacket to get rid of any extra weight, and when he looked up again she was gone.
"That's the last I saw of her," he said in an interview Wednesday, breaking into tears.
Emergency personnel called by a someone on the beach arrived within minutes. His own phone no longer worked after being exposed to the water.
Along with rescuers, he searched for any sign of Alforque.
"I yelled for her," he said. "I was praying to God."
At one point, he saw someone wearing red — the color of her jacket — on the shore signaling for him. But he quickly realized it was a rescuer.
Thick fog and dangerous water conditions hampered the rescue efforts before the search was suspended on Monday.
Her 25-year-old sister, Nova Alforque, said the family hopes the body can be recovered.
"My mother is always crying, day and night," Nova Alforque said by telephone from the Philippines. "She wants my sister back. Even if she is dead, she wants her body to bury."
The Tillamook County Sheriff's Office is routinely checking the beach and looking for possible witnesses, said Sheriff Todd Anderson.
Police don't suspect foul play, he said.
God knows what God is doing!!
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Truly a sad story...
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Very sad...tragic...but here's the question...which one would you rather be??...the guy who's left behind with that on his back, or the girl who's last experience on earth was a marriage proposal...?
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A tragic story to say the least.
But I can't help thinking these two were just not meant to be together. But what a drastic way for the Universe to tell them!!!
You'd think someone up there could have shown them a gentler way?
But who are we to say?
He kinda didn't bring her much luck, did he? Of all the places to pick!!!
But I can't help thinking these two were just not meant to be together. But what a drastic way for the Universe to tell them!!!
You'd think someone up there could have shown them a gentler way?
But who are we to say?He kinda didn't bring her much luck, did he? Of all the places to pick!!!
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catwomen64: You did well...wowI know how thats feels here today gone tomorrow,,,
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Lagoona22: Very sad...tragic...but here's the question...which one would you rather be??...the guy who's left behind with that on his back, or the girl who's last experience on earth was a marriage proposal...?
You know, Lagoona, that's a good point.
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I make light, on the surface, of just about anything that happens in life, however such events tear people apart.
Last year where I live, the entire city mourned a young newly wed's tragic end to their beautiful day.
In the middle of the wedding function that evening, after they had been married only hours, the young groom collapsed and died on the dance floor. It stopped us all in our tracks. Our hearts first went out to the young bride who suddenly found herself to be a widow, savouring only a few hours of pure joy, and then we cried for the groom's family.
A blink of an eye, and everything can change forever.
Best to be the best we can, towards all we meet.
Last year where I live, the entire city mourned a young newly wed's tragic end to their beautiful day.
In the middle of the wedding function that evening, after they had been married only hours, the young groom collapsed and died on the dance floor. It stopped us all in our tracks. Our hearts first went out to the young bride who suddenly found herself to be a widow, savouring only a few hours of pure joy, and then we cried for the groom's family.
A blink of an eye, and everything can change forever.
Best to be the best we can, towards all we meet.
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But Alforque had arrived in Oregon on a visa from the Philippines just three days before the fateful trip to the coast.
Napper said the tide had receded around Proposal Rock on Saturday when the couple began to walk to it. He planned to propose and give her the ring he carried in his pocket.
About 10 feet from the rock, a wave about 3 feet high suddenly came toward them.
"I turned into it to keep from getting pulled under it," Napper said.
By the time he turned to find Alforque, only 4-foot-11 and 93 pounds, she had been caught by the receding waters.
"She was about 30 feet away, getting swept away," Napper said.
The 45-year-old Silverton man tore off his jacket to get rid of any extra weight, and when he looked up again she was gone.
"That's the last I saw of her," he said in an interview Wednesday, breaking into tears.
Emergency personnel called by a someone on the beach arrived within minutes. His own phone no longer worked after being exposed to the water.
Along with rescuers, he searched for any sign of Alforque.
"I yelled for her," he said. "I was praying to God."
At one point, he saw someone wearing red — the color of her jacket — on the shore signaling for him. But he quickly realized it was a rescuer.
Thick fog and dangerous water conditions hampered the rescue efforts before the search was suspended on Monday.
Her 25-year-old sister, Nova Alforque, said the family hopes the body can be recovered.
"My mother is always crying, day and night," Nova Alforque said by telephone from the Philippines. "She wants my sister back. Even if she is dead, she wants her body to bury."
The Tillamook County Sheriff's Office is routinely checking the beach and looking for possible witnesses, said Sheriff Todd Anderson.
Police don't suspect foul play, he said.