Three 18-year-old women from Papillion sang as part of the youth group Tuesday. They said it's a popular hangout spot for teenagers, as well as a frequent worship place for the youth group. Hayley Conway, one of the three, explained her and her friends considered the area dangerous before Wilson's death. She said they came in groups and had precautions when they came, like never walking alone.

"I don't know if I would hang out here again," said Sonora Foresman, one of the group members.

Just before 7 p.m., a woman placed a cross with the words "May God protect our children" down near the site.

About 7 p.m., a mom and her daughter came to see the place for the first time. The pair had just gotten back from the rosary ceremony in Wilson's name at St. Columbkille Church. The mom, a 47-year-old La Vista resident, said her nephew was near "Narnia" — another name for the site — but a bit away from the train tracks at the time of Wilson's death Monday. He told her he heard a train as he was leaving one of the area's many paths about 8:30 p.m., when officials said the train struck Wilson and McHenry.

"I'm just glad he wasn't anywhere near this one," the woman said.