The victims were Eddie and Shari Floyd of Hallelujah Junction according to a report in the Elko Daily Free Press.
They were in the process of evacuating but turned back to retrieve medications in their home.
While trying to escape their vehicle was engulfed.
They were airlifted to UC Davis Medical Center near Sacramento.
Floyd was known for emceeing the Mustang Matters radio program in Reno, among other things.
He’s wearing a baseball cap in the episode below.
In 2012 Hidden Valley Wild Horse Protection Fund rescued about 150 mustangs that had been removed from the Virginia Range and took them to Floyd’s Wynema Ranch, named after his mother.
In 2017 Hidden Valley partnered with Equine Legacy Ranch to move the horses to a sanctuary on 650 acres as tensions with the Floyds began to escalate.
In 2025 Hidden Valley rebranded as Nevada Wild Horses.
The radio show usually included a report from Wynema.
Floyd often said jokingly that Shari ran the ranch while he ran his mouth.
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