மோதல் · Utah flash flood · காப்பகம்Provo Fire Captain, Wife and 3 Sons Killed in Utah Flash Flood; Daughter Survivesஎழுத்து வடிவம் 7 செப்டம்பர், 2026 அன்று 9:22 PM UTCபாருங்கள்உரைப்பதிவு0:00A Utah community is in mourning tonight0:02after a flash flood claimed five members0:04of a single family, including a veteran0:06Provo fire captain. Provo Fire and0:09Rescue Captain Spencer Long, his wife0:11Katerina, and their three sons Reed,0:12Thane, and Gage were killed Friday at0:14Sunglow Campground in Wayne County.0:16Their daughter Lydia Vernon was not on0:18the trip and is the sole surviving0:19immediate family member. The family0:21arrived at Sunglow Campground around0:2311:30 Friday morning for a day of hiking0:26and canyoneering. A flash flood watch0:28had been in effect since Thursday. Then0:30a monsoon thunderstorm swept through0:32Southern Utah, sending a wall of water0:34through the narrow canyon. The Wayne0:36County Sheriff's Office received a0:37report of a body found at approximately0:395:00 Friday evening, one of the Long's0:42sons. The father and a second son were0:44located later that night. The mother and0:47the third son were recovered by Saturday0:48afternoon. All five bodies were found in0:51a flood wash. The timeline shows how0:53quickly the tragedy unfolded. The family0:56had barely arrived at the campground0:57when the storm hit. Searchers worked0:59through the night in dangerous1:00conditions to recover the victims.1:03The Sheriff's Office described a1:04devastating scene in the flood wash1:06where all five were found. Multiple1:08agencies responded, including Wayne1:10County and Sevier County Search and1:11Rescue and the Utah Highway Patrol.1:13Provo Fire Department confirmed Captain1:15Long's death on social media, mourning a1:18man who spent his career saving others.1:20At least eight people have been killed1:22in severe weather across the US, five1:24here in Utah, two in Texas, and one in1:26Ohio. Lydia Vernon now faces the1:28unimaginable loss of her entire1:30immediate family. A GoFundMe campaign1:32organized on her behalf has raised more1:34than $184,0001:36as of today.கட்டுரையைப் படிக்கவும்செய்தியின் காலவரிசைHeyDexகுறுங்காணொளி ↗
