A cat from Utah has been found in a Californian Amazon warehouse after being accidentally shipped in a return box by her owners.

Galena vanished on 10 April – leaving her owners perplexed as to her whereabouts after family and friends helped them search their home and neighbourhood without success.

Owner Carrie Clark told KSL TV – an affiliate of Sky’s US partner NBC News – that she received a text message on 17 April informing her Galena’s microchip had been scanned.

Immediately afterwards she got a call from a vet in California.

“I didn’t believe her at first and thought it was a prank,” she told KSL.

“I ran to tell my husband that Galena was found and we broke down upon realising that she must have jumped into an oversized box that we shipped out the previous Wednesday.

“The box was a ‘try before your buy’ and filled with steel-toed work boots.”

Galena had been trapped inside for six days without food or water.

Ms Clark told KSL she was able to speak with the Amazon warehouse worker, Brandy, who found Galena. The Amazon employee told Clark over the phone that she took care of Galena before taking her to the vet the next day.

Upon getting the call, the couple booked a flight for the next day and were reunited with the family pet.

“Despite being skinnier and some mild dehydration, her bloodwork was completely normal and she was completely unharmed,” Ms Clark said.

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The couple updated a Facebook post on a Utah county lost and found pets group page and hailed Galena’s “survival story”.

They wrote: “We’re in awe of all the tender mercies that have taken place. It’s a total miracle!!”

Ms Clark told KSL she wants to encourage all pet owners to microchip their animals, and added: “Triple check your Amazon boxes.”

THISTLE, Utah County — The Utah Highway Patrol says a crash head-on collision on U.S. Highway 6 has closed traffic in both directions Sunday evening. 

The crash happed in the eastbound lanes near milepost 191 around 5:39 p.m.

The UHP said at least one person was transported by helicopter.

A crash on US-6 has closed the route at MP 191, Red Narrows. Fire, medical, IMT and UHP are on scene. currently WB queuing is at 5 miles with stopped traffic of 1 hour. EB is at 2 miles with 1 hour and 15 minutes of stopped traffic. UHP is conducting an investigation of the scene

— UDOT Region Three (@UDOTRegionthree) April 29, 2024

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The UHP said a white pickup was traveling westbound at milepost 191, while a silver Mazda was in the eastbound lanes. According to the UHP, the pickup left its lane and struck the Mazda head-on. The driver of the Mazda was transported by helicopter with critical injuries.

Additional information will be provided as it becomes available. The UHP is investigating the cause of the crash.

GOP delegates chose Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs as their nominee to replace retiring Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate. According to the Associated Press, Staggs secured nearly two-thirds of all delegate votes — hours after he was endorsed by former President Donald Trump.

But a blessing from the former president may not be enough to carry Staggs across the finish line in June. Current Congressional District 3. Rep. John Curtis, former Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson, Jason Walton and Brent Orrin Hatch will also be on the ballot. All four gathered enough signatures to qualify for the contest.

The winner will proceed to the November general election to face Democrat Caroline Gleich, a mountaineer and environmental activist who earned her party’s nomination Saturday, with support from 92% of delegates.

For Congressional District 1, representing portions of Summit County, republican incumbent Blake Moore will face off against Ogden electrician Paul Miller. After two rounds of voting Miller received 55% of the vote compared to Moore’s 41%.

 The winner of the primary will go on to face the democratic challenger, businessman Bill Campbell.

It took six rounds of voting for delegates to nominate a candidate to replace Curtis, who gave up his seat to run for Senate. State Senator Mike Kennedy got the nod for the nomination but still must square off with J.R. Bird, Case Lawrence, Stewart Peay, and John “Frugal” Dougall to make it to November. The primary winner will go on to face Park City resident and former Summit County Councilmember Glenn Wright in November.

According to the AP, incumbent Utah Governor Spencer Cox was booed when he appeared on stage. He lost the delegate vote in the second round of voting to state representative Phil Lyman who received 68% of the vote compared to Cox’s 33%. However, Cox gathered signatures and will appear on the June ballot.

Brian King, who represents parts of Salt Lake City and Summit County in the Utah House, is the Democratic nominee for governor.

In uncontested races, incumbent republican state senator John Johnson will face Democrat Stacy Bernal in Senate District 3 representing portions of North Summit County. And incumbent republican state representative Mike Kohler will compete with Democrat Julie Monahan for House District 59 representing those living within Park City city limits and Wasatch County voters in November.

Utah state representative for district 4, representing portions of Summit County incumbent Kera Birkeland also won the delegate vote Saturday. Her opponent in November will be Park City resident and program director at Mountain Mediation Center Kris Campbell.

And in the state school board race for the Park City and Snyderville Basin area, District 6, incumbent Carol Barlow Lear is running unopposed.