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Boy told mom ‘be calm’ before being swept away in floodwater

In this photo provided by San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, rescuers resume their search on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, for 5-year-old Kyle Doan, who was swept away Monday, Jan. 9, by floodwaters near San Miguel, Calif. (San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office via AP) In this photo provided by San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, rescuers resume their search on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, for 5-year-old Kyle Doan, who was swept away Monday, Jan. 9, by floodwaters near San Miguel, Calif. (San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office via AP) In this photo provided by San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, rescuers resume their search on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, for 5-year-old Kyle Doan, who was swept away Monday, Jan. 9, by floodwaters near San Miguel, Calif. (San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office via AP) In this photo provided by San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, rescuers resume their search on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, for 5-year-old Kyle Doan, who was swept away Monday, Jan. 9, by floodwaters near San Miguel, Calif. (San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office via AP) In this photo provided by San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, rescuers resume their search on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, for 5-year-old Kyle Doan, who was swept away Monday, Jan. 9, by floodwaters near San Miguel, Calif. (San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office via AP) In this photo provided by San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, rescuers resume their search on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, for 5-year-old Kyle Doan, who was swept away Monday, Jan. 9, by floodwaters near San Miguel, Calif. (San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office via AP) In this photo provided by Neil Collins, rain flows at the intersection of Wellsona Rd. and San Marcos Rd. near the San Marcos Creek on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, in San Miguel, Calif., captured about 15 minutes before a vehicle driven by Lindsy Doan and carrying her son, Kyle Doan, was swept away by rising floodwaters. The mother was eventually rescued, but her 5-year-old son remains missing. (Neil Collins via AP) In this photo provided by Neil Collins, floodwaters continue to flow at the intersection of Wellsona Rd. and San Marcos Rd. near the San Marcos Creek in San Miguel, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Search efforts for 5-year-old Kyle Doan, who was swept away Monday, Jan. 9, by rising floodwaters after his mother's truck was hit by water currents, continued for a third day, Wednesday, Jan. 11. (Neil Collins via AP) This undated photo provided by the Doan family shows Kyle Doan. The 5-year-old was swept away by floodwaters near San Miguel, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Search efforts for the missing boy continued for a third day, Wednesday, Jan. 11. (Courtesy of the Doan Family via AP) This undated photo provided by the Doan family shows Kyle Doan. The 5-year-old was swept away by floodwaters near San Miguel, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Search efforts for the missing boy continued for a third day, Wednesday, Jan. 11. (Courtesy of the Doan Family via AP) In this photo provided by San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, rescuers resume their search on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, for 5-year-old Kyle Doan, who was swept away Monday, Jan. 9, by floodwaters near San Miguel, Calif. (San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office via AP) In this photo provided by Neil Collins, the SUV belonging to Lindsy Doan sits in floodwaters on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in San Miguel, Calif. Doan, along with her son, Kyle Doan, were swept away by rising floodwaters near the San Marcos Creek in San Miguel. The mother was eventually rescued, but her 5-year-old son remains missing. (Neil Collins via AP) In this undated photo provided by the Doan family, Kyle Doan poses with his mother, Lindsy Doan. The 5-year-old was swept away by floodwaters near San Miguel, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Search efforts for the missing boy continued for a third day, Wednesday, Jan. 11. (Courtesy of the Doan Family via AP) In this photo provided by San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, rescuers resume their search on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, for 5-year-old Kyle Doan, who was swept away Monday, Jan. 9, by floodwaters near San Miguel, Calif. (San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office via AP) This undated photo provided by the Doan family shows Kyle Doan. The 5-year-old was swept away by floodwaters near San Miguel, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Search efforts for the missing boy continued for a third day, Wednesday, Jan. 11. (Courtesy of the Doan Family via AP)
Boy told mom ‘be calm’ before being swept away in floodwater