SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Loved ones are grieving the lack of a Sorrento Valley man, killed whereas walking his canine close to prepare tracks.
“He was vibrant, full of life,” Wolfgang Baere mentioned.
Wolfgang says his brother, Stephan Baere, would go on lengthy walks day-after-day together with his 2-year-old husky, Kilo.
On Thursday morning, they have been on a kind of walks, a walk Stephan wouldn’t end.
“Without him here, the world is just a little bit dimmer, a little bit less happy,” Wolfgang mentioned.
Just after 6:30 that morning, north of the Sorrento Valley Coaster Station, deputies say Stephan and Kilo have been making an attempt to cross the tracks as a southbound Coaster prepare approached.
“Our understanding is that train did see the dog. It was on the tracks. It’s unclear how my brother was there if he was trying to free the dog,” mentioned Wolfgang.
Wolfgang says the conductor sounded the horn, however moments later, the prepare struck Stephan, killing him.
Kilo, unhurt and with no leash, was found exterior Stephan’s condo a few mile away.
Family members consider the probably situation is Kilo in some way received caught on the tracks, his leash presumably tied up on the tracks, with Stephan unclipping him on the final second.
“To save the dog, absolutely. That was one of his best buds,” Wolfgang mentioned.
Wolfgang calls his 52-year-old brother, who labored in advertising for an activewear firm, an lively and cheerful person devoted to his two sons, ages 19 and 24.
“He would bring light and happiness everywhere he was. He was always a very positive soul,” mentioned Wolfgang.
He was a optimistic soul who adored his greatest good friend.
“He really loved that dog. Must have been something where he was trying to free that dog, and unfortunately, it cost him his life,” mentioned Wolfgang.
Baere’s loss of life is one in all 4 deaths on native tracks in a span of 4 days.
The Sheriff’s Department investigation continues to be ongoing.
A GoFundMe campaign has been set as much as assist the household, together with funeral bills and training help for his sons.
