Overview
- Five members of one family died after sudden flash flooding struck a red‑rock canyon near Sunglow Campground on Friday and a daughter who was not on the trip is the lone survivor.
- Wayne County deputies were first called about a found body around 5 p.m. and search teams recovered three bodies that night with two more found the following day, and all remains were sent to the Utah Office of the Medical Examiner for positive identification.
- The victims were publicly identified by Provo Fire & Rescue and a fundraising page as Captain Spencer Long, his wife Katrina Long, and their sons Reid, Thayne and Gage, while officials said they initially withheld names pending next‑of‑kin notification.
- Authorities say heavy, localized monsoon rains caused the flash flood that swept through the steep box‑canyon wash and that the incident remains under investigation.
- The community has organized a GoFundMe and public tributes for the lone survivor, and local residents and officials have raised questions about flood warning and safety measures in remote canyon areas prone to rapid flash flooding.