The Wright family faces an unimaginable tragedy

The Wright family is grappling with an unimaginable loss following the tragic death of Levi, the 3-year-old son of rodeo star Spencer Wright.

The heartbreaking news was confirmed by a close family friend on June 3. Levi had passed away on June 2, just two weeks after he accidentally drove his toy tractor into a river.




"I cannot even begin to explain how hard the last two weeks have been," Mindy Sue Clark, a family friend, wrote in a June 3 Facebook post. "From the moment my phone rang the night of his accident, to last night receiving the message that he had to go. I don't want to focus on the bad or sad, even though it feels like someone ripped my heart out and squeezed it right in front of me."

Mindy praised the community for rallying around Levi, noting the overwhelming support received during the past two weeks. "The response Levi's story got was absolutely incredible," she continued. "Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people surrounded our best little buddy, lifted him up in prayer, and threw their loving arms around Levi and his family."

Reflecting on her bond with Levi, Mindy added, "Love you Beans! Going to miss you like crazy buddy!"

The incident occurred on May 21, when Levi accidentally drove his toy tractor into a Utah river. According to a statement from the Beaver County Sheriff's Office, first responders located Levi and administered life-saving measures before he was transported to a local hospital. He was later air-lifted to a children's hospital where he remained in critical condition.

Kallie Wright, Levi's mother, shared updates on Facebook about his condition. On May 24, she noted that Levi had "opened his eyes for a period of time." However, the MRI results later that day were not promising. "We're shattered but it is just images that suggest a certain quality of life," she wrote. "Our real teller of all will be what Levi does over the course of a few days."

In a heartbreaking update on June 2, Kallie shared that Levi was being taken off life support. "After several sleepless nights, lots of research, multiple conversations with the world's best neurologists & millions of prayers we are here in the face of our biggest fear," she wrote. "Levi showed us just enough to buy us time for all of this. We prayed those things were him defying odds & proving to us that he wanted to stay here but we see now he wanted to give us time to find peace with letting him go."


Kallie expressed her deep love and gratitude for Levi, saying, "I find comfort in knowing he will be restored to the perfect little boy he was & have the ability to do all the things he loves! We will miss him every second of every day down here but feel without unwavering doubt this is the best thing we can do for him! We love you baby beans and I can't wait till the day you can 'work the ground' with me again!"Credit: TMZ