Three people died this week after falling through the ice on Woods Canyon Lake, which is located about two hours southeast of Flagstaff
Haritha Muddana, Narayana Muddana and Gokul Mediseti were originally from India, but lived in Chandler. They were visiting the area for recreation.
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