My son, daughter, and brother knew he was. (I found this out when my son testified)  That was the hardest thing I have ever done, having to sit there and see him reliving all that terror!  Yes, it pissed me off too, because by this time, I knew that 7 other familes had gone through what we had. WHY weren't these things taken off the market and recalled sooner? Why not after the FIRST death???
When my son went into the woods, he was calling Tim's name. He seen him hanging there and thought Tim was just messing with him. (as he sometimes did) Keep in mind my son is only 15! He climbed the tree and grabbed him. He was already stiff, so he knew he was dead. He said when he came back to camp, all he could scream was "MOM COME!" He said he knew he couldn't tell me what was wrong, he just didn't have the words.
This is the hardest thing I have ever had to type, but I want to get the word out!!!
My brother drug me out of the woods, and shortly after we got out to the clearing, my neighbors were bringing the kids back on their 4 wheelers. He, my son and brother went back up into the woods. My daughter was asking for my sister and brother in law, so my neighbor called them and told them there had been an accident, and they needed to get out there. I remember them getting there and telling my sister Tim had passed out in the tree.
When the abulance got there, my son came down and helped them carry their equipment up the hill. DAMMIT, WHY DID HE HAVE TO BECOME A RESPONSIBLE ADULT AT 15???
I have blocked out hours of what happened after that. The next thing I can remember is the cornor introducing himself to me. Thats when I knew he was really dead.
My next memory was when my neighbor was begging me to get up off the ground because it was cold. All I could do was lay there hugging our dog.
I won't go into what all happened after that, the funeral and stuff. Maybe some other time.
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