Alcohol, a Boat and a Deadly Mistake- Aiden

Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Aiden, a young man who lost his younger brother in a tragic boating accident in Wyoming. Get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/softwhiteunderbelly. Whatever heaviness you carry, therapy with BetterHelp can help you feel lighter in 2026. #sponsored For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. 00:00 – Growing Up in Wyoming 01:04 – Never Knowing His Biological Father 01:33 – The Man Who Raised Him 03:39 – Violence Inside the Home 06:20 – Clinging to His Mother 08:07 – Drunk Driving & Domestic Chaos 10:45 – Summer of 2014 12:34 – “This Is Going to Be an Interesting Summer” 14:25 – A Weekend at the Lake 17:18 – Forced Back Onto the Boat 19:26 – “He Was Clearly Very Intoxicated” 20:13 – His Brother Flew Off the Tube 21:17 – Searching the Water for Hudson 22:28 – “My Hand Went Through Him” 23:32 – Run Over by the Boat 24:21 – Realizing His Brother Was Dead 25:35 – Forced to Call the Police at 11 27:59 – Waiting Hours for Authorities 28:52 – His Mother Learns the Truth 30:28 – The False Story About the Rope 31:51 – Sleeping Alone for the First Time 33:09 – Gary Gone by the Start of School 34:26 – Returning to School After the Death 38:11 – Fear, Isolation & Panic Attacks 41:43 – 60 Days for Vehicular Manslaughter 43:43 – Leaving Wyoming Behind 46:10 – Trauma & Social Development 50:49 – Therapy Didn’t Fix Everything 52:08 – Isolation, Weed & Depression 54:17 – Refusing the Victim Mindset 55:59 – Philosophy, Healing & Self-Reflection 58:39 – “Sometimes Trauma Can Be a Gift” 59:19 – His Brother’s “Sacrifice” 1:01:04 – “You Can Put Yourself Back Together” Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #documentary #marklaita #wyoming #boataccidents #death #alcoholaddiction