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It was about 1:30 p.m. when a raft carrying six people operated by Sheri Griffith River Expeditions was on the Colorado River and overturned due to rough conditions at Funnel Falls. Moments later, a private raft carrying three people also overturned at the same place. A total of eight people were thrown into the water, with only the rower of the private raft able to remain in the boat. Everyone except Charles McLynch, 50, who was in the commercial raft, and Adam Ericksen, 27, who was in the private raft, managed to get out of the water and back into the boats.
63-year-old Karen Johnson was driving an ATV on the popular Hell's Revenge Trail in the area of Moab, UT, as part of a private group. As Johnson attempted a challenging climb up an obstacle known as a "hot tub", the vehicle lost traction and rolled downward. After being airlifted to a nearby hospital, Johnson, who was not wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead.
The Grand County Sheriff’s Office has identified a man who was fatally crushed by a garbage truck as it completed unloading trash.
Sheriff’s Deputy Kim Neal said that Jay L. Stevens, 51, of Moab, was an employee of Bob’s Sanitation. The accident occurred at 9:36 a.m. Monday, shortly after the truck had pulled into one of the bays at the refuse service’s trash transfer station.