What's up sunshine? Welcome to CNN 10.
I'm Koi Wire coming to you from Paluma.
Quail California. State bird of
California is the quail. Paluma, did you
know, was once known as the world's egg
basket? More eggs produced than
anywhere. It's a foodie haven, an
architectural and historic stunner. also
home to Rancho Obi-Wan, one of the
world's largest Star Wars memorabilia
collections. Yes, please. More on all of
that some later episodes uh in the
summertime. It's been so nice to meet
some of you, our friends who watch the
show from right here in Paluma. Thank
you for making us part of your day.
Let's start now with your 10 minutes of
news and a little bit of fun. We begin
with a story of perseverance after a
hiker who spent nearly 3 weeks missing
in the California wilderness was found
and rescued. A sheriff spokesperson
noted it was the longest he had ever
seen a person go missing in the woods
there and survive. Tiffany Sllayton was
reported missing on April 29th when her
parents hadn't heard from her in more
than a week. The 27year-old from Georgia
had been on a solo camping trip across
the Sierra Nevada mountain range in
eastern California and was last seen on
April 24th. More than 600 square miles
were searched with no sign of Slayton.
Sheriff's deputies and volunteers face
tough conditions. Heavy snow blocking
many roads. Two days after the sheriff's
office announced it was scaling back the
search effort, Sllayton was found. Okay.
Give me a thumbs up. There we go. All
right, we're good. Miss Slayton found
her way through the snow to a small
resort that was closed for the winter,
but the staff there unknowingly did
something that would have likely saved
Sllayton's life. They left the cabin
doors unlocked. what she told us it was
a blizzard and the she pushed through
that blizzard and the first thing she
saw was a cabin and uh she held up in
the cabin through the night. The
resort's owner saw that a cabin door was
open and soon after Sllayton appeared.
Her only request in that moment a hug.
The owner quickly called authorities who
got Sllayton to a hospital to be checked
out by doctors. The sheriff's office
says she is in good condition other than
being understandably hungry and
dehydrated after her 3-w weekek
ordeal. A funky fermenting foul smelling
floating photosynthetic organism could
be coming to a beast near you. Sarasum
seaweed. And you can emphasize the gas
and sarasum because it stinks. Now
seaweeds are vital for our ocean life.
But this stenchy eyesore when it washes
ashore smells sort of like rotten eggs
when it decomposes. It also releases
toxic gases that can cause respiratory
issues. And if you see it, don't touch
it because sometimes jellyfish or their
larvae get caught in there and that
would definitely leave a mark.
Scientists at the University of South
Florida are predicting that this year
could be Florida's worst seaweed season
ever. They track the seaweed and say
this year's bloom in the Atlantic Ocean
is bigger than ever at 31 million tons.
So big it can even be seen from space.
And it's already washing up on beaches.
A heavy odor. Yes, there's a smell that
you can really, you know, feel it.
Sarasm seaweed blooms are increasing in
the Atlantic Ocean because of a mix of
factors. Warmer water temperatures and
changes in ocean currents fueled by
changes in the climate. They're helping
the seaweed thrive. And human pollution
from agricultural runoff is flowing into
rivers, eventually into the ocean.
Imagine all those fertilizers, the
nitrogen and phosphorus, and the things
that help farmers make their crops grow.
Well, it's causing sarasm seaweed blooms
to boom big
time. Pop quiz hot shot. What type of
animal has a network of sensory organs
called a lateral line? Fish, mammals,
marsupials, or
reptiles? If you said fish, put your
fins up. The lateral line is a system of
sensory cells in most fish species that
runs along the sides of the body from
gills to tail. It helps them detect
prey, avoid predators, and navigate in
the water. Now to a one-of-a-kind
science project from some students right
here in Paluma. Students from Cassag
Grande High School are helping to
research and revitalize nearby creeks
and streams. Their mission to help
restore the population of steelhead
trout in the Pedaluma watershed. Here's
just a portion of their awesome story.
Yeah, Ellie, you got them. You got them.
Okay, buckets. Would you bring me the
buckets? In a shallow creek in Paluma, a
team of student scientists is
documenting a habitat coming back to
life with the help of a program decades
in the making. Oh, look at his spots.
Amazing. Ellie Slick is a biologist with
the United Anglers of Kasa Grande High
School. We're all studentrun. Um, we're
the ones who monitor the steel head in
this watershed. Um, not just in Adobe
Creek, but any presence in other creeks
in Pedaluma as well. All of our research
is pretty much led by the students. We
first introduced you to the team at Kasa
Grande High School earlier this year.
That's when they were tagging steel head
trout with tiny tracking devices. The
students run a fully operational fish
hatchery where they're able to raise
specimens themselves. There they go.
Now, for the first time, they're in the
process of releasing them back into the
spring whed with special permits.
Program director Dan Hubacher says it's
a major advance for the program which is
evolving from monitoring the watershed
to advanced restoration work hopefully
bolstering the dwindling native
populations being sampled on the day we
caught up with them. This year was the
first year that we released smolts back
into the creek. So with that being the
case um these are from either fish
coming up recently or fish that have
been holding out most likely what's
happening. The program is now in its
fourth decade, and the students now work
with grants from the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation, nurturing
populations and collecting data that
could help drive the restoration
project. Chelsea Williams and Lucy James
hope to make even bigger contributions
in the future. It's amazing. I am very
grateful to have a role in this and I
know it's definitely a tough time for
science as of now and to just be a part
of it is absolutely wonderful. I plan to
get a master's in environmental policy
and then go to law school and uh do law
with a like specification in
environmental conservation. This year,
the students are hoping to track and
document migration patterns of steelhead
trout in Adobe Creek and perhaps open
another chapter in what's already an
environmental success story. Okay, it is
graduation season as you know, which
means a lot of successful people are
giving out a lot of valuable life advice
at colleges and universities across the
US. And we're going to show you some of
the best words of wisdom from
commencement speeches throughout the
month of May. Yankees Hall of Famer
Derek Jeter congratulated the class of
2025 at the University of Michigan while
sharing something really special that he
learned from his mom. Fall in love with
something, anything, because when you
do, you work harder to achieve it. It
will drive you. You have to feel that
dream in every muscle, every bone of
your body. Because in with every dream,
every dream you have, you're going to
have to sacrifice your comfort,
sacrifice your ease. Now, there may be
unwanted side effects with those dreams,
too. Side effects like doubt, criticism,
endless hours of work, but that's the
price you
pay. Playing baseball was a daily
challenge for me. An even bigger
challenge was making sure that the dream
stayed
alive. Today's story getting a 10 out of
10. A young woman who's turning tragedy
into triumph. Lulu Gribbons experienced
the unthinkable last summer when she was
attacked by a shark in the Florida
panhandle. And though the terrifying
incident changed her life forever, she
refused to let it ruin her future.
Through the sport of golf, she not only
found her new passion, she's inspiring
more people than she could have ever
imagined.
I remember being in the water with my
friends. We were diving in the water for
sand dollars and we were just having fun
and then things took a turn and my life
changed forever. What? They need to get
out. While on vacation with her family
in Florida last summer, Lulu Gribbon was
attacked by a shark, changing her life
forever. One leg and one arm doesn't
define who I am. So, I'm still the same
person. The very first time I woke up, I
knew what everything that had happened.
And the first words I said were, "I made
it." It was near death because I lost
2/3 of my blood. And I think it's very
important to just be grateful that I'm
alive here today. It was just
heartbreaking when we found out the
news. Um, but instantly I started
thinking, you know, if she recovers or
she gets through this, then she can play
golf cuz I've seen what golf has done.
Golf is like a medicine for me and for
many others.
Like that. I have a lot of experience in
adaptive sports. Um I race with a lot of
parolympic skiers and play in the
adaptive golf circuit. And everyone's
disability is different and requires a
little different adaptation. We're going
to fine-tune and find a way to give her
the best advantages and have her perform
the best despite her disability and
limitations. I really like golf cuz it
lets me to just be myself and stay
competitive.
What a shot. It's probably been the most
fun I've had as a PJ professional. She's
an athlete that wants to get better,
that tries as hard as she can, and just
is an inspiration to me while I'm
teaching her. When I'm on the golf
course, I'm just a a normal golfer just
hitting a golf ball. It might look a
little different, but it really helps me
to just take my mind off how different I
am and just allow me to just have fun
and focus on the sport. She's shown me
that Lulu is way more than just Lulu,
the girl who survived a shark attack.
She's Lulu the golfer. She's someone
impressive and an athlete. Now 16 years
old, Lulu is trying to help make the
water safer for others. She's working
with Alabama lawmakers to create an
alert system on cell phones that will
notify beachgoers if there are sharks
nearby. Before my attack, there was
another shark attack. And if I would
have known, I would not have been in the
water and my life would have been
completely different. And I think it's
very important that we put this in to
keep the beaches
safe. I can overcome anything that I put
my mind to. No obstacle will be able to
stop you if you don't let it and just
like how important it is to never give
up and to always persevere even when
life throws curveballs at you.
Rise up. Our first shout out of this
week goes to Mrs. Ally and all the Black
Bears at Pawne Middle School in Pawne,
Oklahoma. We see you. And Miss Pel,
Windsor High School, Windsor,
California. You made our day. It was so
nice to see you right here in Paluma.
And also from right here in Paluma, Mrs.
Deleon, Carpet Damm and Soma Mountain
High School's rise up. Set your
intention to make this week awesome.
Then see it through. It's a blessing to
kick off this week with you learning
some awesome stuff. I'm off to another
great field trip now. Bend, Oregon.
We're coming in hot. See you there. from
there tomorrow. Everyone, I'm Ky Wire
and we are CNN 10.