Inside the church 45 miles south of Los Angeles, friends used colored markers to write notes to Allyssa on construction paper. In a lavender memorial program with a photo of Allyssa smiling on the cover, the Squirrell family wrote of a girl who was excited about starting sixth grade, loved writing songs and 'was always ready to hit the surf.' 'She was having the best summer as a Huntington Beach Junior Lifeguard,' the family wrote. 'She adored the program, loved the structure and would challenge herself daily to be the best she could be.' The accident occurred when Allyssa was participating in a training exercise known as a speed drop, in which junior lifeguards drop into the water off a moving rescue boat. She was struck by propellers when the boat circled around to pick up the swimmers, and she later died in surgery. It was the first fatal accident since the Junior Lifeguard program began in 1964. The accident is being reviewed by the Orange County Sheriff's Harbor Patrol. 