By Patric Hedlund and Gary Meyer

Gil Karson will be the first to tell you that he is a lucky man. He has seen the best of human nature in times of adversity. But he also recalls vividly how “a five foot tsunami of water, mud and debris” came crashing into his home after the heavy rains of July 18.

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Photo captions:

Clockwise from above: The mudflow around Gil Karson’s home on Johnson Road in Frazier Park; friends came with tractors and shovels to help dig him out; Karson standing in his driveway a month later showing how deep the mud was in his garage; and at right, showing how high it was on his house.

The day after the flood
…and a month later

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This is part of the August 28, 2015 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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