8 GROUNDCOVER NEWS TRUTH OR LIES Truth or lies: The ocean find He posed, wearing his four medals while holding a sparkling, seashell trophy mounted to a golden set of fins, and decorated with smaller shells. “I am Layio, brother of two, warrior and captain of Hawaii’s most furious Lu’uais. As a deep diving prize winner of the Lu’uais, I was awarded champion of the two hundred meter dive. If anyone can challenge me, step forth. Win my title, challenge me!” He would recite this every weekend on the beach to anyone who would listen. Layio and his family moved from Hawaii to Laguna Terrace off the coast of California when he was sixteen years old. Picture this: To Layio at 21 the ocean is a great exploration trip. He lived underwater, practicing every day, exploring, searching the ocean floor. He dreamed of finding a big shipwreck one day. He felt that dream would not come true that season because the waters were getting choppier and colder by the day. The only things he ever found were a few coins and an old gold ring. He always wondered if those coins came from a ship. Maybe they were from the 1800s, after all. FELICIA WILBERT Groundcover vendor No. 234 On the evening of November 29,1986, he dove further than he ever did before, exhausting himself. He returned to the beach where his brothers were waiting for him, only to find his brothers were quite impatient to go home. Tervan and Bervet started teasing him, saying, “You’ll never find that ship. You’re too blind. You can’t see it!” Layio only wanted to be left alone, to enjoy his last day of the season on the beach. He walked away from his brothers in the direction of the twin caves. He was so tired that when he sat down he fell into a deep sleep. When he awoke, the moon was shining off the water. Looking at the water, he saw a light and a woman diving beneath the water. Layio wiped his eyes in disbelief. However, when he opened his eyes he saw the same thing. He asked himself, how could that be? She was beyond the swimming zone. Suddenly, the woman started calling for help! Layio grabbed his light and dove into the water. He swam over to where he last saw her. Layio then noticed a small boat. “Where is she? I hope she didn’t drown,” he thought. Suddenly, a glimmer of light caught his eye. Layio immediately dove beneath the water and quickly followed the light. Almost at the 200 meter mark, there she was floating, her gown hooked to a piece of wood. Layio saw that the woman could not free herself from a sunken ship. He untied the woman, grabbed her and went shooting for the surface. Once he reached the top, Layio placed her into the small boat. Swimming and tugging the boat as fast as he could, he raced for the beach. It was daylight now, and several people were on the beach. He hollered for help while approaching the shore. They grabbed the woman from the small boat, laying her on the beach. Upon giving her CPR trying to resuscitate her, Layio heard a lady scream, “That’s Natalie Wood!” referring to the famous actress. Everyone was amazed and whispered, ”That’s Natalie Wood!” Thank you Groundcover News readers for your patience and understanding. Yes it’s true, I’m writing part two of my murder love story mystery, “Billy Don’t Kill Us.” That’s why my stories have been absent. However, "The never forgotten love" published March 7, 2025 was FALSE. MAY 30, 2025
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