Arches National Park accident: Esther Nakajjigo's family awarded $10.5 million for gate death in 2020
Judge Bruce Jenkins called Esther Nakajjigo's death "gruesome and overwhelmingly shocking."
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Judge Bruce Jenkins called Esther Nakajjigo's death "gruesome and overwhelmingly shocking."
Nakajjigo, a well-known activist from Uganda, became a philanthropic celebrity and immigrated to the U.S. for a fellowship at the Boulder-based Watson Institute. She was decapitated by a gate at Arches National Park in 2020.
Esther Nakajjigo was a 25-year-old human rights activist who married three months before her death.
After requesting that the family leave the courtroom, the attorney recounted the moment Michaud realized his wife had been killed.
The family's lawsuit claims when the national parks reopened in April 2020 rangers at the Utah national park didn't secure the gate.