‘He Was My Heart’: Alex Wood, 15-Year-Old Dos Pueblos High School Student, Remembered as Kind, Funny, Brave

Alex would go.

Just like famed Hawaiian lifeguard and surfer Eddie Aikau who was associated with the phrase “Eddie would go,” 15-year-old Alex Wood was a bold protector of people in and out of the water.

On May 18, 2025, Alex finished training as a Santa Barbara County Lifeguard at Jalama Beach, and was certified and ready to spend the summer protecting people at Goleta Beach…

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