Widow says men who died in Grand Canyon flooding loved the Lord

The human remains discovered in the Grand Canyon this week belonged to the final person still missing after the deadly flash floods in late August, the victim’s wife said Thursday.

The discovery of Timothy Allen Smith near Crystal Rapids on the Colorado River that runs through the canyon brings the death toll to three. The flood ripped through the Phantom Ranch area at the canyon bottom, damaging the water pipeline serving the South Rim.

Smith, a pilot from western Wyoming’s Star Valley, was on a multiday hiking, fishing, and camping trip with his two companions when the flood tore through the canyon. The remains of Brent Rosenkranz and John Giusti were found earlier last month.

During the two days of flooding, rescuers used night vision and other equipment to locate missing people and saved more than 80 lives. Soon only Smith was missing.

What did his wife say? In a Facebook post on Tuesday, his wife Carrie said that the family was aware that remains had been found a day earlier and asked others to pray with them. She also said that God is good and loves unconditionally through every step of life.

Carrie Smith later confirmed in a Facebook post Thursday that the remains were her husband’s. She said that the three men who died loved the Lord and were shining a light for him. She asked people to continue praying for their family and said God was an awesome God who would carry them through. She finished by quoting Psalm 73:26: "My flesh and my heart faileth; but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever."