WITH
WITH ONE
WITH ONE FAMILY STILL STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
HAPPENED TO THEM.
>> DADDY, I'M DOING BALLET,
WANT TO SEE ME DO BALLET?
>> Reporter: HOME VIDEOS
CAPTURE THE MOMENTS AND
MILESTONES THAT VICTORIA
DANIELS' MOTHER IS MISSING.
>> THAT'S THE PART THAT HURTS
THE MOST.
THE MOST.
THE MOST. VICTORIA WILL NEVER KNOW HER
MOTHER.
MOTHER.
MOTHER. SHE WILL KNOW STORIES AND SEE
PICTURES BUT THE FACT SHE WILL
NEVER BE ABLE TO MEET HER
MOTHER IS ABSOLUTELY
HEARTBREAKING.
HEARTBREAKING. >> Reporter: FOR WALTER DANIEL
THERE ARE STILL UNANSWERED
QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS WIFE
MOANI'S DEATH.
MOANI'S DEATH. >> I KNOW A HEALTHY 33-YEAR-
OLD WOMAN GOING TO DELIVER
BIRTH IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD HER
BABY AND BE THERE TO RAISE HER
CHILD SHE GIVES BIRTH TO.
I KNOW THAT.
>> Reporter: INSTEAD, ON THE
SAME DAY HE WELCOMED HIS
NEWBORN DAUGHTER, HE ALSO LOST
HIS WIFE.
HIS WIFE.
HIS WIFE. >> IT WAS A TRAGIC SITUATION
THAT HAPPENED.
THAT HAPPENED. I FEEL IT COULD HAVE BEEN
PREVENTED.
PREVENTED. >> Reporter: WALTER AND MOANI
MET IN HAWAII.
>> WE FELL IN LOVE.
I WAS NEW TO HAWAII.
I HAD NEVER BEEN THERE.
SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN
OAHU.
OAHU.
OAHU. I
OAHU. I WAS IN THE MILITARY, SHE
WANTED A CAREER IN THE NAVY.
>> Reporter: THE COUPLE
MARRIED IN 2004 AND THEIR
CAREERS EVENTUALLY BROUGHT
THEM TO BREMERTON.
WALTER WAS IN THE COAST GUARD,
MOANI IN THE NAVY WHERE SHE
WORKED AS A LABOR AND DELIVERY
NURSE.
NURSE.
NURSE. >>
NURSE. >> WE FOUND OUT IN THE SUMMER
OF 2013 SHE WAS PREGNANT.
WE HAD BEEN TRYING FOR A FEW
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. >>
YEARS. >> Reporter: HE SAYS SHE MADE
IT TO HER DOCTOR'S
APPOINTMENTS AND IT WAS A
SMOOTH PREGNANCY UP UNTIL
DELIVERY DAY AT NATAL HOSPITAL
BREMERTON.
BREMERTON. >> VICTORIA WAS BORN ABOUT
3:40, THE AFTERNOON OF MARCH
9, THAT'S WHEN MY LIFE CHANGED
AFTER THAT.
AFTER THAT. >> Reporter: THAT'S WHEN HE
REALIZED SOMETHING WAS NOT
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. >>
RIGHT. >> OUR LAST WORDS TOGETHER
WERE I LOVE YOU.
SHE WENT TO THE OPERATING
ROOM.
ROOM.
ROOM. >>
ROOM. >> Reporter: ONE OF THE
HAPPIEST DAYS OF HIS LIFE
BECAME ONE OF THE MOST PAINFUL
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. >>
TOO. >> I
TOO. >> I HEARD THEY HAD DONE ALL
THEY COULD DO.
AND SHE HAD PASSED AWAY.
I NEVER WOULD HAVE IMAGINED
THAT I WOULD BE A NEWBORN
FATHER AND A WIDOW WITHIN A
COUPLE OF HOURS.
>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT
FROM NAVAL HOSPITAL BREMERTON,
CAPTAIN JEFFREY BITTERMAN SAYS
OUR THOUGHTS AN PRAYERS
CONTINUE TO BE WITH THE ENTIRE
DANIELS FAMILY.
DANIELS FAMILY. WE CONTINUE TO MOURN HER LOSS.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING
LIEUTENANT DANIELS' DEATH WERE
THOROUGHLY EXAMINED IN A
QUALITY REVIEW PROCESS, THE
RESULTS OF WHICH ARE NOT
RELEASEABLE.
RELEASEABLE. THERE IS PENDING LITIGATION
AND WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE
FURTHER COMMENT.
FURTHER COMMENT. >> I'M SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS
AND TRANSPARENCY AS TO WHY
THIS HAPPENED.
THIS HAPPENED. I FEEL AS THOUGH WE ARE OWED
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> Reporter: HE SAYS HIS
SEARCH FOR ANSWERS HIT A MAJOR
HURDLE WITH THE FERRIS
DOCTRINE SAYING THE MILITARY
PERSONNEL CANNOT SUE FOR
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE.
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. >> IF THERE IS MALPRACTICE,
FAMILY MEMBERS SHOULD BE ABLE
TO PROCESS A CLAIM.
>> Reporter: HE IS WORKING
WITH A LAW FIRM IN SEATTLE
PETITIONING THE U.S. SUPREME
COURT TO HEAR THE CASE.
IN COURT DOCUMENTS IT SAYS
MOANI WAS ONLY A NEW MOM FOR
FOUR HOURS AND CLAIMS SHE BLED
TO DEATH DUE TO THE NEGLIGENT
AND RECKLESS CONDUCT OF HER
HEALTH CARE TEAM.
>> A WOMAN SHOULD NOT
HEMORRHAGE TO DEATH AFTER
GIVING BIRTH IN 2014.
WHAT DO WE DO TO PREVENT THIS
SO ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER
DOESN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> Reporter: HE IS A DAD
DETERMINED TO GET JUSTICE.
>> THE NAVY LOST AN AMAZING
OFFICER AND I LOST MY WIFE.
>> Reporter: AS HE FIGHTS FOR
MOANI, HIS FOCUS IS ON NOW
FOUR-AND-A-HALF-YEAR-OLD
FOUR-AND-A-HALF-YEAR-OLD VICTORIA.
VICTORIA.
VICTORIA. >> I'M ENJOYING RAISING HER,
SHE'S MY HEART.
>> Reporter: A LITTLE GIRL WHO
LOVES SCHOOL, DANCING, AND
BEING WITH DAD.
BUT EVERY DAY, THIS FAMILY
MISSES MOANI.
MISSES MOANI. >> SHE WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR
HEARTS BUT SHE'S NOT HERE TO
SEE HER DAUGHTER BEING RAISED
AND GROW.
AND GROW.
AND GROW. AND THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO
ANYONE ELSE.
ANYONE ELSE. >> Reporter: NATALIE SWABY,
KING 5 NEWS.
>> WALTER DANIEL LIVES IN
DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA