Jump to contentIndependentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJasmine FernándezTuesday 21 July 2026 01:21 BSTFlash flooding prompts evacuations in UtahFive family members, including a Provo fire captain, his wife and their three sons, died in a flash flood in a southern Utah canyon.The family was hiking at Sunglow Campground near Bicknell, Utah, on Friday when sudden, heavy rains caused the fatal flooding.Emergency responders discovered the body of a young male late Friday night, with the remaining four bodies recovered later that night and into Saturday.The victims were identified as Captain Spencer Long, his wife Katrina and their sons Reid, Thayne and Gage; a daughter, Lydia, survived as she did not join the excursion.A GoFundMe page has been organized by a family friend to support Lydia, raising roughly $218,000 of its $250,000 goal.In fullCouple and 3 sons killed in flash flooding at scenic Utah canyonMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in