Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 48 minutes ago
(KUTV) A group of skateboarders is using the sport for more than just thrill-seeking.
It has also become a way to heal their souls.
"There is just a certain feeling when you're on a board," said Beau Durrant.
It wasn't long ago that Durrant was sent home from his LDS mission in the Philippines for depression and suicidal thoughts.
"You kind of feel like you failed," he said. "I didn't know anyone who had come home for mental illness. I was the first I knew of."
Durrant eventually got back to skateboarding, a sport he had been doing since he was seven years old.
It gave him a new hope.
(KUTV) A group of skateboarders is using the sport for more than just thrill-seeking.
It has also become a way to heal their souls.
"There is just a certain feeling when you're on a board," said Beau Durrant.
It wasn't long ago that Durrant was sent home from his LDS mission in the Philippines for depression and suicidal thoughts.
"You kind of feel like you failed," he said. "I didn't know anyone who had come home for mental illness. I was the first I knew of."
Durrant eventually got back to skateboarding, a sport he had been doing since he was seven years old.
It gave him a new hope.
