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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The family of the woman who was struck and killed by construction debris while evacuating a music festival is suing the construction company.
On Oct. 13, 2025, 23-year-old Ava Ahlander was attending the Redwest Country Music Festival at the Utah State Fairpark. Due to severe wind and weather, the festival was cut short and evacuated.
Woman struck by debris just outside of Redwest Music Festival has passed away, family says
According to the lawsuit, while Ahlander was evacuating to her car in an adjacent parking lot to a construction site, a wooden plank fell and struck her in the head…