Overview

• On July 7 in Ventura, 24-year-old Elieah Boyd lost her arm when an Amtrak Pacific Surfliner clipped her 80-pound electric bike at a Seaward Avenue rail crossing.
• A retired firefighter at the scene directed first responders to locate her severed limb near the tracks, enabling its recovery for reattachment.
• Boyd was airlifted to UC Irvine Medical Center where surgeons completed a 10-hour microsurgery and she has since had three follow-up operations with more scheduled.
• She reports intermittent “jolts of energy” in the reattached arm, marking early signs of neural recovery after complex trauma care.
• A GoFundMe campaign has raised nearly $49,000 toward a $65,000 goal to cover mounting medical costs as she looks forward to surfing again.