Wayne County death update: Schools, medical centers closed out of ‘abundance of caution’, ‘suspect at large’
The Wayne County School District and Wayne Community Health Center announced closures after officials urged Torrey residents to Utahtaking extra precautions after several deaths were reported. Sevier County officials are asking for the public’s help in locating suspicious vehicle Get involved.
Anyone with information about the 2022 white Subaru Outback with license plate U560YF in the past 24 hours is asked to call the dispatch center at 435-896-6471. Officials believe the vehicle was involved in suspicious death in Wayne County.
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The Wayne County School District said its schools will be closed Thursday and Friday, March 5 and 6. “Due to ongoing events in the county, out of an abundance of caution and concern for student and public safety, schools will be closed tomorrow and Friday. We will also have counselors available to support students when classes resume next week. We will provide updates as events develop,” the district wrote on Facebook.
Meanwhile, Wayne Community Health Center also announced it will remain closed Thursday, as will the Kazan Memorial Clinic. “Due to recent events, the WCHC and Kazan Memorial Clinic will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, March 5. We appreciate your understanding,” it wrote on Facebook.
Anyone in Wayne County who sees something shocking is urged to call their dispatch hotline: 1-800-356-8757.
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AZ Intel X reported that a press release obtained through BNO News confirmed that at least three people died at two locations in Wayne County, Utah. The post added: “Multiple scenes in Torrey and surrounding areas are being investigated and suspects are at large.”
According to the release, on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 4, the task force received a call that two women had died on the hiking trail. During the course of the investigation, a third victim, also a woman, was found dead inside a residence in Wayne County.
This remains an “active investigation,” the release said, adding that “the suspect is at large.” Tory residents are urged to lock their doors, stay at home or with others and remain alert to their surroundings.
