Hundreds of people turn out tonight for a candlelight vigil in memory of a teenager who died while out partying on new years eve. Good evening im julie haener. And im frank somerville. It was not foul play but a tragic end nonetheless for missing 19yearold alyssa burn. Her body was found today at a snow bank in lake tahoe. Debora villalon is live where people showed up at her old high school. Reporter the candles still glow, theres messages of memories and balloons. Alyssa yes you are better than me. Reporter fellow lacrosse players flocking to the field where alyssa burns played for three years. Its amazing to see how many people she touched and how many people loved her. Reporter older brother greg representing his family expressed thanks for the communitys support. But its a community in shock mostly silent, words inadequate for why a vibrant beloved teenager would die alone separated from her friends in the snow. Her favorite animal was a turtle. So we got turtles with her initial.
People showed up at her old high school. Reporter the candles still glow, theres messages of memories and balloons. Alyssa yes you are better than me. Reporter fellow lacrosse players flocking to the field where alyssa burns played for three years. Its amazing to see how many people she touched and how many people loved her. Reporter older brother greg representing his family expressed thanks for the communitys support. But its a community in shock mostly silent, words inadequate for why a vibrant beloved teenager would die alone separated from her friends in the snow. Her favorite animal was a turtle. So we got turtles with her initial. Reporter two friends got inked in alyssas honor. Always know where your friends are at all times. Reporter and say theres also a lasting lesson in her loss. Just be aware, be aware. She was so young, its hard. She just loved her brother, always wore his clothes to school. Reporter alyssas first grade teacher remembers her as a hilarious tomboy then and
“I was shaking before that,” said Hagel, a quarterback on the junior varsity two years ago, who switched to receiver on the varsity last year as a junior. “I caught that pass back, and I just saw him wide open and I just said, ‘This is it, man, this is it.’”
“I’m so proud of our guys,” Coeur d'Alene senior linebacker Shea Robertson said. “To make it to the state championship was awesome. I would have been happy just making it to the state playoffs after last year, but to go all the way to the state finals is a dream come true. The only thing that would have made the season better is if we had won it.”
Coeur d’Alene (8-2) will play at Eagle (10-0) next week in a semifinal game. Eagle rallied in the fourth quarter to beat defending state champion Rigby 17-14 on Friday night at home.