TAMPA, Fla. — Two Tampa men died earlier this week while hiking in a Utah canyon.

According to authorities in Kane County in Utah, the men died after being caught in a flash flood. A third man survived, was rescued and taken to an area hospital.

Kane County Sheriff’s Lt. Allen Alldredge said the men were hiking south to Lees Ferry across the Utah-Arizona border.

Although they couldn’t immediately confirm it was the man identified as missing earlier in the week, Alldredge said they “were very confident that it was our missing individual” and called off additional search.

Officials say Dr. Jeffrey Watson, Bill Romaniello and Ed Smith of the Orthopaedic Medical Group of Tampa Bay were on a multi-day, 45-mile hike.

They started last Friday with the goal of reaching their destination by Sunday night.

But when their families hadn't heard from them by Monday morning, they reported them missing. Search and rescue teams began looking for the three that afternoon.

Smith told rescuers the group was hit by a flash flood on Saturday morning and they were carried downstream.

Smith and Watson were able to regroup, but they were unable to find Romaniello. Watson had a leg injury, so after Smith made sure Watson was OK, he continued on to look for help.

Authorities with the Kane County Sheriff's Office said Romaniello's remains were discovered on Tuesday night in a canyon and after searching through treacherous conditions. Dr. Watson's remains were found on Wednesday morning.

Smith, who was rescued Monday night, is being treated for hypothermia and other injuries at a Utah hospital.

During the search, crews rescued at least 10 other hikers in the area.

The OMG Tampa office posted a message on Facebook calling the two men pillars of the practice, saying they "leave an incredible legacy and monumental void in the hearts of everyone that knew them."