SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A memorial service has been planned later this month for the one-year anniversary of fatal flash floods that ravaged a polygamous community on the Utah-Arizona border, killing at least a dozen people. Musser, a member of a community group planning the event, said people will talk about their experiences during the flooding then walk to a nearby bridge for a candlelight vigil, the Spectrum newspaper in St. George reported. Three women and 13 children were returning from a park when they stopped at a flooded crossing on a gravel road north of the towns to watch the gushing waters. ..
A year ago B. and I watched as this tragic event unfolded. B. even received text videos from people living at the Crick, showing her the severity of the flood. Our hearts were pierced when we learned of a van carrying 13 children and 3 women had been swept away by the roaring waters. Later we learned that only 3 of those passengers had survived.
*The photo shown above was taken by Rick Bowmer. It gracefully captures the beauty of the Crick that is so divided by the pursuit to be “worthy” and the denial of the truth.
Source: Polygamous town plans memorial for 2015 flash flood victims – Times Union