Overview
- A large piece of driftwood collapsed at Little Squalicum Beach on July 8, striking the back of six-year-old Killian Gonzales’s head and pinning him beneath the log.
- Emergency crews freed the boy and he was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle where physicians treated catastrophic skull fractures and severe brain injuries before the family confirmed his death several days later.
- Killian was at the beach with his mother, a babysitter and his 10-year-old sister, who relatives say is deeply traumatized by the incident.
- A GoFundMe started during his hospitalization had raised about $42,000 to help cover medical and related expenses and will now assist with funeral costs.
- Local reporting relies on family accounts and there have been no detailed public updates from law enforcement or park authorities about an investigation or changes to beach safety.