The family of a man who was sucked into the engine of a Delta Air Lines plane at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) on New Year’s Day 2024 has lost a lawsuit against the city over allegations that it failed to do enough to prevent his death.
The tragedy occurred after 30-year-old Kyler Efinger went to SLC Airport to catch a flight to visit his sick grandfather. While at the airport, Kyler suffered a manic episode and managed to get onto the airfield.
Despite knowing that a security breach had occurred, operations continued, and aircraft were still moving around the airfield. Kyler ran towards a Delta Air Lines Airbus A220 plane that was taxiing for departure and was sucked into the engine.\…