SALT LAKE CITY — A woman who was critically injured by flying debris over the weekend while trying to escape a storm that disrupted Redwest Music Festival has died, according to her family.

Ava Ahlander, 23, originally from American Fork but residing in Seattle, died at a hospital after her organs were donated, a family representative said. They said she had returned to Utah to attend the music festival at Utah State Fairpark with a friend, as she loved music festivals.

“Ava was a beautiful soul whose kindness, warmth, and adventurous spirit touched everyone around her,” her family wrote on a GoFundMe* page. “Even in her passing, Ava continues to give the gift of life to others as an organ donor — a final act of generosity that truly reflects her caring nature and desire to help those in need.”

Officers and firefighters responded to a report of an injured person near 1055 W. North Temple shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday, according to Salt Lake Police Lt. Leigh Willis. The concert had been suspended as a thunderstorm rolled into the Wasatch Front, and many attendees started running for cover to avoid the lightning, rain and strong winds.

Ahlander was near her car, which was parked near a construction site, when she was struck by a large plank from scaffolding that also fell onto her car, Willis said. She was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Doctors ultimately determined that she had lost brain activity, according to her family. They say she was kept on life support long enough for her family to say goodbye, and for organ donation.

Saturday’s storm prompted a high wind warning from the National Weather Service, which said wind gusts of 60 mph were possible as a cold front swept through the region. Willis said a strong wind burst likely caused the scaffolding to fall.

The concert’s Saturday festivities, including a performance from headliner Post Malone, were ultimately canceled because of the weather.

Contributing: Eric Cabrera

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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah goes all out for Halloween, with decorations starting to pop up throughout the state. Some homeowners are more elaborate than others. At one home in Salt Lake, they’re drawing quite the crowd this Sunday with onlookers seeing it on social media and coming by to see it for themselves.

“We saw it on TikTok and we live fairly close and just thought we’d come check it out. We like to check out fun stuff,” said Christina, who went to see the sight with her boyfriend Ronald, taking pictures at the historic home that goes all out with dozens and dozens of pumpkins out front, cleverly carved and arranged.

Ashley and Kevin drove up from Murray to show their young daughter Jane all the pumpkins at the home on 300 South and 800 East, which neighbors affectionately called the “pumpkin house.”

“We looked up this house, yeah, and just thought we’d surprise her,” Ashley said, as her daughter proudly said, “Orange!”

Ashley explained that “orange” means “pumpkins” to her little girl, and they thought she’d be delighted to see all of these.

“It’s pretty cool. We’ve got step up our game, huh? And get more pumpkins at home,” her husband Kevin added.

Most of those who visited said it left them inspired to decorate more at their own homes.

Christina and Ronald laughed that they’re going to try to go much bigger next year now after seeing this.

“We decorate a little bit, right?” Christina said.

“Yeah, we’ve got something going… Next year’s gonna be better!” Ronald said.

In nearby neighborhood Yalecrest, more decorations are popping up. Many of the homeowners in this historic area go big for Halloween. One family we spotted putting up their decorations, with a father and son climbing a ladder together to put out their “spooky skeleton ghost,” said it’s about creating community.

“It’s just a time to gather and something that we’ve always loved doing,” said homeowner Niki Hancock. “Not just creating a space for the kids to come by and see something fantastic, but for the adults to come and hang out as well.”

She said they are “porch people” and that they love to have neighbors and dog walkers and new friends stop by and say hi, especially right now.

“It’s that time of year, when everybody’s coming home and getting cozy, and obviously we still have teenagers and young kids at home, so it’s just so much fun to build those traditions and create something for them that’s meaningful, as well,” Hancock said.

They were out adding to their decor, putting up creepy crawly critters to hang from their trees and adding more pumpkins and other festive things to their yard, hoping onlookers will enjoy and everyone has a festive and happy Halloween season.