Police on Sunday identified a man who they said was taken into custody after leaving the scene of a car crash on I-80 Saturday morning where a woman was found dead with an apparent gunshot wound.
The zoo announced Tuesday morning that the keepers settled on the name for a few reasons. Zion means highest point and our species are Hartmann s mountain zebra – they live at an elevation in South Africa higher than Salt Lake City, the zoo said in a Facebook post.
Zion is also a part of the Species Survival Plan, which includes 125 species living in captivity (most of which are endangered or threatened). Animals in the SSP participate in research, education, and programs to reintroduce some back into the wild, according to PBS. We also love Zion National Park. Wherever Zion ends up with the SSP (Species Survival Plan), he ll have a connection to Utah, said one of the African Savanna keepers.
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SALT LAKE CITY A group of kayakers were floating on the Jordan River past the International Gardens when they found a body lying on the east bank, police said Sunday.
The group reported finding an adult male along the riverbank at 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, Salt Lake City Police Lt. Steve Wooldridge said.
Investigators are still working to determine a cause of death, and it is too early to tell if any foul play was involved, officials say. Initially when Salt Lake City Fire Department also arrived and with their water rescue team and determined that the individual was, in fact, deceased, that goes into the investigation process, said Wooldridge.
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BROOKSIDE, Washington County A 57-year-old man was flown to a hospital after a car making an illegal U-turn collided with a truck, officials said.
A 19-year-old man was driving a passenger vehicle along state Route 18 just a mile west of Brookside at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. He made an illegal U-turn and turned into a Ford F-150, according to Utah Highway Patrol Cpl. Tara Wahlberg.
Officials called a medical helicopter to transport the driver of the truck for a possible heart attack, Wahlberg said.
An 18-year-old woman was also in the passenger vehicle; neither occupants sustained any major injuries, according to Wahlberg.