{"id":906,"date":"2026-04-02T20:15:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetwistzone.com\/?p=906"},"modified":"2026-04-02T20:15:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:15:34","slug":"three-students-lost-university-of-wyoming-community-grieves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetwistzone.com\/?p=906","title":{"rendered":"Three Students Lost: University of Wyoming Community Grieves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content container is_full_width clear\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\"><main id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-91620\" class=\"post-91620 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The loss of Charlie Clark, Luke Slabber, and Carson Muir has left a silence that echoes far beyond the pool deck in Laramie. They were more than athletes: a sophomore with a quick laugh, a junior from Cape Town chasing a dream far from home, a freshman just beginning to write his story. Now, teammates walk past empty lockers and folded towels that will never be used again, trying to reconcile yesterday\u2019s normal with today\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n<p>As investigators piece together what happened on Highway 287, the University of Wyoming community is clinging to one another. Counselors sit with swimmers who can\u2019t find words, coaches replay final conversations, and parents hold their children closer. From the governor\u2019s office to the smallest apartment near campus, people are lighting candles, sharing memories, and promising that the names of these three young men will not be spoken only in past tense, but in lasting honor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The loss of Charlie Clark, Luke Slabber, and Carson Muir has left a silence that echoes far beyond the pool deck in Laramie. 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