SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS
Child who drove toy tractor into Beaver Co. river ID’d as son of rodeo star Spencer Wright

by: Jonathon Sharp, Aubree B. Jennings

Posted: May 22, 2024 / 04:46 PM MDT
Updated: May 22, 2024 / 08:00 PM MDT

BEAVER, Utah (ABC4) — The child hospitalized after driving a toy tractor into a river in southwestern Utah is the son of rodeo star Spencer Wright, the family’s spokesperson and close friend told ABC4.com on Wednesday. ... Mindy Sue Clark told the station the child in the incident was Levi Wright, a young boy in a Utah family of rodeo superstars. Levi is currently at a Salt Lake City hospital and continues to be in critical condition.

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Earlier on Wednesday, Clark posted a statement on Facebook on behalf of the boy’s parents, Spencer and Kallie Wright:


Levi Wright is seen being held by his mother, Kallie Wright, and while father, Spencer Wright, stands …

“Levi’s heart is beating on its own, he has a will to breathe but his sweet little brain was without oxygen too long and there is no coming back from that. We cuddled him all night and feel strongly that his spirit is no longer with us. We can’t be selfish and drag this out for days, he doesn’t deserve that. Shortly we will stop care and hold him close until his last breath on earth. My Baby, my beans, Mom & Dad love you always and forever!” ... The statement added: “Please give them time to navigate through this process. They will have more to share soon. Please send prayers for healing and comfort.”

While the family is preparing for the worst, Clark told ABC4.com that the family has not given up all hope. She says they are still watching for any signs that may indicate a positive outcome. They also hope that sharing their story might connect them with someone who may be able to help them in their situation.

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U.S.
Rodeo star Spencer Wright holding onto hope after 3-year-old son found unconscious in water a mile from home

By Li Cohen
May 23, 2024 / 9:24 AM EDT / CBS News

Rodeo star Spencer Wright and his wife are making end-of-life preparations for their 3-year-old son after he was found unconscious in a creek, a close family friend said in updates posted on social media and confirmed to CBS affiliate KUTV. The boy had been playing on his tractor before he ended up in the water and a mile downstream.

In an interview with KUTV, Wright family friend Mindy Clark said that Spencer Wright's wife, Kallie Wright, had run into the family's home in Beaver County, Utah, for just a moment, and that when she came back out, their son Levi, who just turned 3 in March, was gone.

"[Kallie] saw his little tractor overturned and immediately dialed 9-1-1 and jumped into the water to find him," Clark said, adding that the family lives near a wash, or dry channel where water will flow through often after heavy precipitation. The Wrights will often drive through it in their truck, she said.

Levi was later found unconscious in the water about a mile away. ... "We don't know how long he had been in the water, but he had been carried quite a ways," Clark said.

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