Woman injured from debris while leaving Salt Lake music festival has died, family says

A woman who was critically injured by flying debris over the weekend while trying to escape a storm that disrupted Redwest Music Festival has died, according to her family.

Ava Ahlander, 23, originally from American Fork but residing in Seattle, died at a hospital after her organs were donated, a family representative said. They said she had returned to Utah to attend the music festival at Utah State Fairpark with a friend, as she loved music festivals.

“Ava was a beautiful soul whose kindness, warmth, and adventurous spirit touched everyone around her,” her family wrote on a GoFundMe* page. “Even in her passing, Ava continues to give the gift of life to others as an organ donor — a final act of generosity that truly reflects her caring nature and desire to help those in need.”…

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