{"id":79273,"date":"2021-06-16T14:32:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T14:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelbaseonline.com\/?p=79273"},"modified":"2021-06-16T14:32:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T14:32:17","slug":"nps-sued-after-gate-decapitated-ugandan-humanitarian-at-arches-national-park-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelbaseonline.com\/holiday-guides\/nps-sued-after-gate-decapitated-ugandan-humanitarian-at-arches-national-park-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"NPS sued after gate decapitated Ugandan humanitarian at Arches National Park in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
SALT LAKE CITY \u2014 The family of a women\u2019s rights activist from Uganda sued the National Park Service this month after she was decapitated last year by a gate at Utah\u2019s Arches National Park.<\/p>\n
The gate had been left unlatched against federal policy for two weeks before it struck Esther Nakajjigo in June 2020, according to the lawsuit filed in Denver.<\/p>\n
She and her husband were newlyweds traveling in the well-known park when the wind caught the gate as they drove out,\u00a0Fox13-KSTU in Salt Lake City reported.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit does not specify the amount of damages being sought, but Nakajjigo\u2019s family has previously filed a $270 million notice of claim. Notices of claim must be filed ahead of lawsuits against government agencies and the lawsuit was filed June 8 in federal court.<\/p>\n