Missing Man Found Dead 10 Months After Being Swept Away in Flash Flood That Also Killed His Wife

The couple’s son died in a motorcycle crash a month after the tragic incident, according to a fundraiserHuman remains found in Utah have been identified as a Texas man who disappeared along with his wife during an apparent flash flood in 2024. The Grand County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday, April 3, that the remains found along the Colorado River on Wednesday, March 26, were identified as Raymond Ankofski.

Raymond and his wife Maranda were on the Steel Bender off-road trail in Grand County on June 21, 2024, the sheriff’s office said in a previous news release. Concerns about their whereabouts grew when they failed to return as scheduled and their vehicle was reported abandoned. The Grand County Sheriff’s Office said in its April 3 statement that Raymond’s body was located about 37 miles away from the couple’s UTV wreckage site.
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At the time of their disappearance the couple from Pearland, Texas, was on their annual trip to Moab, Utah, CBS affiliate KHOU reported. The region was hit with flash flooding, resulting in dangerous trail conditions. Authorities suspected that the Ankofskis were swept away in the floodwaters.

“And it probably tumbled that UTV down the wash — I’m going to say three-quarters of a mile before it stopped,” Grand County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Mike Palmer told KHOU at the time. Closure After Months of Uncertainty: The Ankofski Family’s Tragic Tale