A 12-year-old boy was found with his dog on Wednesday after a wildfire engulfed towns near Lions in Reagan.
The boy, Wyatt Toffte, reportedly came close to the flames from his home. His area was found next to the body of his dog, when a fire broke out in the area.
Wyatt’s grandmother, Peggy Moso, was also killed in Wednesday’s fire.
The boy’s mother, Angela Moso, is in the intensive care unit after a serious burn.
Wyatt’s father, Christopher Toffe, has confirmed the death to KBCW, which is affiliated with NBC. Wyatt’s uncle and Peggy’s son Lonnie Bertaloto also confirmed the death in a post on Facebook late Wednesday night.
Bertalotto wrote, “Take nothing less in life and make the best of everyday.”
Wyatt was the grandson of Roger Tofte, creator of the Reg Regan fictional theme park The Enchanted Forest, where, according to his website, three generations of the Tofte family worked before the fire.
In a post on Facebook, Enchanted confirmed Forrest’s death and wrote that Wyatt was “loved and loved by his family and friends” and that Peggy was “a dear and important member of our extended family.”
“We demand privacy and love right now,” Park said in a post.
“I can say in person, and on behalf of all our first responders, our hearts are turned to the family,” Marianne County Sheriff Joe Cast told KBCW, affiliated with NBC News.
U.S. According to the Incident Information System, the Integrity Information System, the centimeter fire that killed Tofte and Mosso began on Aug. 16 at Pal Prack Creek Wilderness, six miles north of Detroit, Reg Regan.
Its growth was provided by Beachy Creek Fire and “large areas in a small area range by large down power lines and whole ignition sources.” It has since merged into the Lionshead Fire east of Detroit Lake.
The Lionshead fire broke out late Sunday evening after lightning struck the land of the Confederate Tribe Warfare Springs reservation.
Pacific Northwest Incident Event Management Team. Katie O’Hara, a spokeswoman for the Lionshead firefighting federal team, said extremely low visibility had hampered fire response on Wednesday.
“The crew was working aggressively to strengthen the fire line to the east of the cascades on the Hot Springs Reservation in preparation for the forecast west wind shift this afternoon,” Ohara wrote on Thursday.
Reg Reagan government spokeswoman Kate Brown did not immediately respond to a request from NBC News for comment.
