Preston Halcomb will never forget August 17, 2024.

“We got knocked underwater again….

I couldn't hold onto her….

She got sucked into the fast current….

The last thing I saw were her boots as she was getting sucked downriver.”

Natalie and Preston Halcomb anticipated a fun day of hiking ‘The Narrows -- a trail winding through a canyon river at Zion National Park. Joining them were Brittany and David, Preston’s sister and brother-in-law. When the four had attempted the hike a year earlier, threats of flash floods made them turn back. This day seemed perfect. Preston recalls that morning, “When we saw the color of the river, we were excited. It was nice and clear and it was low flowing and so we thought we planned it just right.” Most of the hike was in water – shin to waist deep. As the

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