Overview

• On July 7, 24-year-old Elieah Boyd lost her arm to an Amtrak train while pushing her electric bike across tracks near Ventura’s Seaward Avenue.
• A retired firefighter witness guided first responders to her severed limb and she was airlifted to UC Irvine Medical Center for treatment.
• Surgeons performed a complex 10-hour procedure to reattach her arm followed by multiple follow-up operations.
• Medical staff describe her condition as stable and report early nerve signals returning in the reattached arm.
• Her GoFundMe campaign has raised nearly $49,000 toward a $65,000 goal to cover medical costs and support her effort to return to surfing.