Ugandan Activist’s Family Awarded $10.5 Million for Utah Park Death

Ugandan Activist’s Family Awarded $10.5 Million for Utah Park Death
Delicate Arch is seen at Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, on April 25, 2021. Lindsay Whitehurst/AP Photo
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SALT LAKE CITY—The United States will pay family members of a Ugandan human rights activist killed in an accident at Arches National Park more than $10 million in damages, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Though the amount was substantially less than pursued, attorneys representing the family of Esther Nakajjigo celebrated the judgement, saying it was the largest federal wrongful death verdict in Utah history.