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One year after the tragic drowning of saddle bronc champion Spencer Wright’s 3-year-old son in a Utah river, his mother reflects on their final moments together.
“On this day last year, we held you as you took your last breaths,” Kallie Wright shared on Instagram on June 2, alongside a touching photo of her and her husband with their son, Levi, in his hospital bed.
The boy was taken off life support about two weeks after he accidentally drove his toy tractor into a river while playing at home in May 2024.
RODEO STAR SPENCER WRIGHT’S FAMILY HOPES TO WEAN CRITICALLY INJURED 3-YEAR-OLD OFF BREATHING TUBE
Levi Wright is shown left with his father, Spencer Wright, the champion saddle bronc rider. (Kallie Wright/Facebook)
Kallie expressed that they held Levi as he took his “last breaths.”
“They said it could take a day or two. I was terrified I wouldn’t be holding you when you went, and that meant so much to me,” she wrote. “You stayed with us for 17 minutes. As you left, I felt an overwhelming sense that we had done the right thing by you.”
“For me, this isn’t the day you fully left us, but the day it became official,” she shared. “Levi, we think of you every day. We live for you! Our love for you is stronger than ever.”
The mother called 911 on May 21 after discovering Levi’s toy tractor overturned by the river, with no sign of the boy. (Kallie Wright/Facebook)
The family was hopeful after the accident, posting on social media about their goal to wean Levi off his breathing tube. However, on June 2, 2024, Kallie shared that “after many sleepless nights, extensive research, discussions with top neurologists, and countless prayers,” their family felt it was “time.”
“Levi showed us just enough to give us time,” she wrote. “We hoped those moments were him defying the odds and staying with us, but we see now that he wanted us to find peace in letting him go.”
WIFE OF RODEO STAR SPENCER WRIGHT SHARES TRAGIC UPDATE ON THREE-YEAR-OLD SON LEVI AFTER RIVER ACCIDENT
Three-year-old Levi is seen with his mother. (Kallie Wright/Facebook)
The incident occurred when the young boy fell off his toy tractor and into a river on the family’s Utah property. Levi was airlifted to Beaver Valley Hospital after the accident on May 21, as reported by Fox News Digital.
He remained critically ill until the family decided to withdraw life support.
Wright’s mother expressed fear shortly after the hospitalization that their family “feared [Levi’s] soul is no longer with us.” However, he did show some signs of potential recovery. (Kallie Wright/Facebook)
RODEO STAR SPENCER WRIGHT’S 3-YEAR-OLD SON HOSPITALIZED AFTER FALLING INTO UTAH RIVER ON TOY TRACTOR
After his passing, the family established The Levi Wright Foundation to assist families facing similar unimaginable challenges in his memory, as stated on the organization’s Facebook page.
The upcoming event for the foundation is the Levi Wright Memorial Barrel Race.
Spencer Wright competes during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in the Saddle Bronc Riding BP Super Series I, Round 2 on March 5, 2014. (Marie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
The toddler’s father ranks No. 40 globally in saddle bronc riding. His grandfather, Bill Wright, is honored in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Spencer and his brothers made history in 2014 when they all qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, with Spencer ultimately claiming the championship.
The family inspired the book “The Last Cowboys” and has been showcased on an episode of “60 Minutes.”
Fox News Digital’s Christina Coulter contributed to this report.
