I thank the first responders, volunteers and other officials involved in the recovery effort." Jeanette and I send our thoughts and prayers to the families and friends of those who have lost loved ones. Gary Herbert expressed his sorrow in a statement, lamenting, "I join with other Utahns in mourning today the lives lost in two tragic incidents at Zion National Park and Hildale. The flood marks one of the deadliest weather-related disasters at a national park in recent history, park service officials said. Some were new to rappelling and were swimming through narrow canyons in a sport called canyoneering, but park policy prevents rangers from assessing their skill level or stopping them from going, even after repeated warnings of the flood risk Monday. Park officials said the group got trapped during a violent rainstorm in an area that had been unreachable previously amid fears of more flooding. Police named the other fatalities Thursday night: Mark MacKenzie, 56, of Valencia Gary Favela, 51, of Rancho Cucamonga Muku Reynolds, 59, of Chino and Robin Brum, 53, of Camarillo Don Teichner, 55, of Mesquite, Nevada. "Steve was known for his tireless efforts working with local youth both on and off duty and possessed a huge compassion for humanity," the department said in a statement. Steve Arthur, 58, who works for the Ventura County Sheriff's Department in Southern California, said John Reilly, a captain with the department. Some 20 miles to the north, the AP reported seven people were killed by flash flooding in Zion National Park. Mertlich's family reported him missing Tuesday, saying he typically drives the back roads in the area. His car was discovered heavily damaged in a flood plain about 15 miles west of Colorado City. "He said, 'Are you guys going to help me?'"Īuthorities in Mohave County, Arizona, confirmed the death of 33-year-old Ryan Mertlich. "The little boy was standing there," Yvonne Holm told the AP. But somehow, they found one boy who survived the ordeal, standing nearby. What they saw was gruesome dead bodies were strewn everywhere and the vehicles that once held them were crumpled and mangled, almost beyond recognition. People rushed to the scene when the cars finally came to a stop downstream. The names of the children, ranging from 4 to 11 years old, were not disclosed. It's not uncommon in the polygamous sect for relatives to marry the same man. Josephine Jessop and Naomi Jessop were also sister wives, both married to Joseph N. Hildale Mayor Philip Barlow said the three women who died were sisters: Josephine Jessop, Naomi Jessop and Della Black. A vehicle rests in debris after a flash flood in Hildale, Utah.
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