Who Was Mackenzie Lueck? Friends Remember the Slain Utah College Student as a Friendly ‘Ball of Light’

A University of Utah student who took a late-night Lyft ride from the airport last week has not been seen since, Salt Lake City police said. @SLCPD/Twitter via CNN

Slain University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck has been described by friends as a positive, outgoing person and a “bubble of happiness.”

Those that knew her are now mourning her death and trying to understand what happened after she left a park with a man in the early hours of June 17.