32-mile paddle from Catalina to Huntington Beach raises awareness of mental health concerns for veterans, first responders

“We can do together what I cannot do alone,” said Danny Nichols, event director for the inaugural Operation Open Water, an endurance trek across the ocean on Monday, Nov. 11, that ended in Huntington Beach. Joining Nichols were eight other paddlers who set out with the same purpose: To raise awareness about post-traumatic stress disorder ...