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Updated · KSL.com · Jul 19
Vigil Honors 5 Family Members Killed in Wayne County Flash Flood
Updated
Updated · KSL.com · Jul 19

Vigil Honors 5 Family Members Killed in Wayne County Flash Flood

3 articles · Updated · KSL.com · Jul 19

Summary

  • Dozens of friends, relatives and employees gathered Sunday in Spanish Fork for a candlelight vigil honoring Katrina Gubler Long and four family members killed in a Wayne County flash flood.
  • Authorities are still investigating the canyon incident, which struck while the family was camping, hiking and rappelling in the area.
  • Lydia Long, Katrina's daughter, was the only immediate family member not on the trip because she was working as a nurse in Kentucky.
  • Friends and business partners remembered Long as a businesswoman and community-minded mother who built Summit Medical Spa and supported first responders, underscoring the family's broad ties in Utah.

Insights

An entire family was wiped out in a flood. How does the lone survivor rebuild her life?
A flash flood watch was active. Why did an experienced family enter the canyon that killed them?
As deadly storms intensify, are Utah's canyons becoming too dangerous for even expert hikers?