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One year after saddle bronc champion Spencer Wright’s 3-year-old son tragically drowned in a Utah river, his mother reflected on the final moments they spent holding him.

“A year ago, today, we held you as you took your last breaths,” Kallie Wright wrote on Monday, June 2, in a post on Instagram alongside a photo of her and her husband with their young son, Levi, in his hospital bed.

The child was removed from life support last year, about two weeks after he drove his toy tractor into the water while playing at his home in May 2024.

Following his death, the family launched The Levi Wright Foundation, “where we hope to help families that face similar unimaginable situations in his memory,” according to the organization’s Facebook page.

The Levi Wright Memorial Barrel Race is the group’s next organized event

Spencer Wright rodeo performance

Spencer Wright competes on the Saddle Bronc Riding BP Super Series I, Round 2 during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

The toddler’s father is ranked No. 40 in the world in saddle bronc riding. His grandfather, Bill Wright, is in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Spencer and his three brothers made history in 2014 when all four qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. He ultimately won the championship.

The family was the subject of the book “The Last Cowboys” and has been featured on an episode of “60 Minutes.” 

Fox News Digital’s Christina Coulter contributed to this report.

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