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Five family members found dead after flash flood in Utah canyon, police say
Victims were Provo’s fire captain, his wife and their three sons, who were hiking in Bicknell amid heavy rains Five family members who had set out for a day of hiking were killed after a flash flood swept through canyons of southern Utah on Friday, law enforcement officials said. The victims were a captain in the Provo fire department, his wife and their sons, according to fire officials. A daughter who was not on the trip survived. Continue reading...
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Victims were Provo’s fire captain, his wife and their three sons, who were hiking in Bicknell amid heavy rains Five family members who had set out for a day of hiking were killed after a flash flood swept through canyons of southern Utah on Friday, law enforcement officials said. The victims were a captain in the Provo fire department, his wife and their sons, according to fire officials. A daughter who was not on the trip survived. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked report, Five family members found dead after flash flood in Utah canyon, police say, Victims were Provo’s fire captain, his wife and their three sons, who were hiking in Bicknell amid heavy rains Five family members who had set out for a day of hiking were killed after a flash flood swept through canyons of southern Utah on Friday, law enforcement officials said. The victims were a captain in the Provo fire department, his wife and their sons, according to fire officials. A daughter who was not on the trip survived. Continue reading…
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