Overview

• On July 7, Elieah Boyd’s right arm was severed when an Amtrak train clipped her 80-pound electric bike on Ventura’s Seaward Avenue tracks
• A retired firefighter guided first responders to her severed limb, which police recovered nearby before Boyd was airlifted to UC Irvine Medical Center
• Surgeons completed a complex 10-hour reattachment procedure and have planned at least two additional reconstructive surgeries
• Boyd reports early nerve recovery, describing “jolts of energy” as sensation slowly returns to her arm
• A GoFundMe campaign has raised nearly $49,000 toward a $65,000 goal to cover her ongoing medical and rehabilitation costs