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Brothers mourn loss of loved ones who died in devastating flash flood accident

While nothing can replace the now gaping hole in their family, their legacy lives on, and a family friend has set up a GoFundMe.

(Fox 13 News) Spencer, Katrina, Reid, Thayne and Gage all got caught in an unexpected flash flood while canyoneering and never made it out.

(Fox 13 News) Spencer, Katrina, Reid, Thayne and Gage all got caught in an unexpected flash flood while canyoneering and never made it out.

Utah County • Their story started with four brothers growing up on a cattle ranch in Vernal, Utah.

“Spencer was the oldest, so he was always leading the way,” said Casey Long.

“He and I were closest in age, and so we butt heads a lot,” added Weston Long.

Both brothers agree that if there’s one place they could find their brother Spencer, it was outside.

“If we go hiking with him, he was the one that, ‘Let’s just go up and over the mountain,’” Casey said.

“We’re always like, ‘Dude, are we there yet?’” Weston added.

Even when Spencer met his wife Katrina, a co-founder of Summit Medical Spa, the adventures didn’t stop there.

“I feel like the only person that has the gumption or strength or patience to put up with our brother would be her,” Weston joked. “He was the yin to her yang.”

Read the full story at Fox 13 News.

This article is published through the Utah News Collaborative, a partnership of news organizations in Utah that aim to inform readers across the state.

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