Crime & Safety
Woodbury Man, Two Children Die in RV Fire in Grand Canyon
Anthony DeHaven, 35, and his two children were found dead in their RV, which was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.
A Woodbury man and his two children were killed in an RV fire in Grand Canyon National Park Monday, the Star Tribune and KARE 11 are reporting.
Anthony DeHaven, 35, and his kids Jersey and Jace DeHaven, in kindergarten and sixth grade respectively at Skyview Community School, were found dead in their RV, the Star Tribune reports.
On Tuesday, officials were still investigating to figure out what caused the fire, a park spokeswoman told the Associated Press. Firefighters responded to reports of smoke in the cab of a vehicle south of the entrance to the park, and by the time they arrived on scene, the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames, according to a press release from the National Parks Service.
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Skyview Community School students were notified of the deaths Tuesday afternoon, according to a note that went out to parents, quoted by KARE 11. Staff members were on hand Tuesday afternoon to offer support to anyone who needed to talk, according to the report.
The Pioneer Press spoke to neighbors on Tuesday.
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Parent Lisa Machado, president of the elementary school's parent-teacher organization, said she thinks the school has handled the incidents well by giving kids people to talk with and allowing them to leave the classroom if needed.
"They know that everyone's hurting," she said. "Even kids that didn't know them are still really affected by it."
