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Sunglow Campground flash flood deaths

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A monsoon-triggered flash flood at Sunglow Campground on July 17 killed Provo Fire & Rescue Captain Spencer Long, his wife and their three sons; their daughter, who was not on the trip, survived. The available report does not say whether rescue and recovery efforts or victim identification have been completed.

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    1. Update 1Five Dead in a Single Family: Provo Fire Captain and His Wife and Three Sons Lost in a Utah Flash Flood

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      Five Dead in a Single Family: Provo Fire Captain and His Wife and Three Sons Lost in a Utah Flash Flood

      A daughter who stayed home is the sole surviving immediate family member. The flood struck a narrow canyon near Bicknell on July 17, and the state's firefighters lined the interstate four days later.

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      • The names of the three sons and the surviving daughter, as circulated in some coverage, are not independently confirmed by the sources HeyDay reviewed.
      • The exact timing of the family's arrival at the campground and the precise clock of each recovery.
      • What warnings reached the family before the flood, and how those warnings were issued.

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    • Interstate 15I-15, Utah, USA1 report
    • ProvoProvo, UT, USA1 report
    • Sunglow CampgroundFR143, Bicknell, UT 84715, USA1 report
    • Wayne CountyWayne County, UT, USA1 report

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