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November 13, 2020

Park Service faces $270M death claim

DENVER (AP) — The family of a women's rights activist from Uganda has filed a more than $270 million wrongful death and personal injury claim against the National Park Service after she was decapitated by an unsecured gate at Utah's Arches National Park.

Newlyweds Esther “Essie” Nakajjigo, 25, and Ludovic “Ludo” Michaud, 27, were driving out of the park during a camping trip on June 13 when strong winds blew the metal gate into the side of their car “and penetrated it like a hot knife through butter,” according to the administrative claim, which was filed in October. The gate narrowly missed Michaud, who was driving.


 
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