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Five family members who had group retired for a time of hiking were killed aft a flash flood swept done canyons of confederate Utah connected Friday, rule enforcement officials said.
The victims were a skipper successful nan Provo occurrence department, his woman and their sons, according to occurrence officials. A girl who was not connected nan travel survived.
The family arrived connected Friday astatine Sunglow campground successful a scenic reddish stone canyon adjacent Bicknell, Utah, for their time excursion, nan Wayne region sheriff’s agency said.
“It is believed nan family fell unfortunate to flooding caused by dense rains,” nan sheriff’s agency said successful a news release.
Although nan sheriff’s agency did not place nan victims, nan Provo occurrence section confirmed successful a societal media station that a occurrence captain, Spencer Long, and his family members were killed.
“We are perfectly heartbroken by nan decease of Captain Spencer Long and his family. Our thoughts are pinch his family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time,” officials pinch nan occurrence section wrote.
On Friday night, deputies were called to nan campground aft nan assemblage of a young man was recovered successful nan flood wash. The bodies of nan different family members were recovered later connected Friday and Saturday.
Meanwhile, tributes poured successful for nan family.
Long; his wife, Katrina; and their sons Reid, Thayne and Gage died successful nan devastating floods, according to a GoFundMe tract group up by a family friend to support nan Longs’ girl arsenic she navigates nan nonaccomplishment of her family.
“Spencer and Katrina were loving, devoted parents whose top joyousness was their family. They touched nan lives of truthful galore pinch their kindness, generosity, and unwavering love,” Bree Nielson wrote connected nan page.
Katrina Long was nan co-founder of a aesculapian spa. “Our hearts are pinch each of their loved ones arsenic we grieve nan unimaginable nonaccomplishment of Katrina, her husband, and their 3 beautiful boys,” Summit Medical Spa posted connected Facebook.
