Father reveals missing 5-year-old California boy Kevin Doan's last words ... trends now
Missing 5-year-old California boy Kevin Doan's last words were 'don't worry mommy' before he was swept away from his mother by California's raging floodwaters Monday morning.
Authorities have continued to search for Doan as weather permits since he disappeared on Monday amid the region's recent terrible storms.
On Wednesday, father Brian Doan spoke out for the first time, telling the press his son's last words and defending his wife after she was rescued without her son.
'He wasn't quite processing what was going on,' Doan said. 'But he was so calm talking to my wife while they were still in the car.'
Missing 5-year-old California boy Kevin Doan's (pictured with his mother) last words were 'don't worry mommy' before he was swept away from his mother by California's raging floodwaters Monday morning
Kyle Doan was swept away on the central coast near San Miguel and while his mother was rescued, searches thus far have only turned up one of his Nike shoes.
Brian Doan said his wife 'tried to hold on to him and it was hard to stabilize things with the current and they got separated.'
However, he was unequivocal that his wife did nothing wrong.
'She made the best decisions she could,' Doan said. 'I got to keep stressing that. She couldn't stay in the car with him. The flows were going to overpower the car later on… They got out. That was the right thing to do.'
After the search was suspended again Wednesday due to low visibility, Doan admitted that he's prepared for the worst.
'I've seen enough, you know. It's tough,' Doan said. 'You know what the odds are. And as much as people try to be optimistic – and I'm supportive for my wife – it's hard. The first night was damn hard – just thinking, 'Oh my God, why couldn't they have found him already?'
Doan told the press that his son had gone through a difficult past year to begin with, needing a rod placed in his leg after it was fractured at school, according to CNN.
On Wednesday, father Brian Doan (pictured left with Kyle and his older brother) spoke out for the first time, telling the press his son's last words and defending his wife after she was rescued without her