Bluffdale family mourns wife, mother killed in snowmobile crash


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BLUFFDALE — A Utah family is grieving the death of a wife and mother who was killed in a snowmobile crash.

Sarah Scott, 51, died last week after her snowmobile hit a tree in Wasatch County near Daniels Summit Lodge. The speech-language pathologist had been with colleagues on a work outing.

In an interview with KSL-TV Thursday, Sarah's husband, Tracy Scott, said his family is dealing with the shock of her sudden death.

Plastered throughout the family's home are many photos of Sarah and her loved ones. Tracy Scott said his wife loved taking pictures.

"(She had) a beautiful smile and these wonderful twinkling eyes that just put you at ease," Tracy Scott said. "Every room she walked into, she lit up. Every person she tended to lit up."

Tracy and Sarah Scott married in 2011, blended their family and adopted a son who's now 5 years old.

"It was our plan to raise him and watch him graduate and then grow old together," Tracy Scott said, tearfully. "So plans changed a little bit."

For Sarah's family, her death comes on top of other significant challenges they had already been facing. Tracy Scott is recovering from stage 4 metastatic lung cancer. It's terminal, he said, but not currently spreading.

Sarah Scott, 51, died last week after a snowmobiling accident. Her husband Tracy Scott is fighting terminal cancer.
Sarah Scott, 51, died last week after a snowmobiling accident. Her husband Tracy Scott is fighting terminal cancer. (Photo: Family photo)

Friends have started a GoFundMe* to help pay for his ongoing medical bills and for Sarah Scott's funeral.

"It's overwhelming," Tracy Scott said, "and it's just hard to fathom sometimes how wonderful everyone has been."

He said his family is leaning on that support as they grieve and remember. Sarah Scott's funeral is scheduled for Saturday.

Sarah Scott, 51, died last week after a snowmobiling accident. Her husband Tracy Scott is left to mourn.
Sarah Scott, 51, died last week after a snowmobiling accident. Her husband Tracy Scott is left to mourn. (Photo: Family photo)

"She just was always beautiful and we're going to miss her," Tracy Scott said.

*KSL.com does not assure that the money deposited to the account will be applied for the benefit of the persons named as beneficiaries. If you are considering a deposit to the account, you should consult your own advisers and otherwise proceed at your own risk.

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Daniel Woodruff
Daniel Woodruff is a reporter/anchor with deep experience covering Utah news. He is a native of Provo and a graduate of Brigham Young University. Daniel has also worked as a journalist in Indiana and Wisconsin.

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