LYNNWOOD, Wash. — Ava Ahlander, a 23-year-old woman from Lynnwood, died over the weekend in what family members described as a freak accident involving construction debris during a thunderstorm in Salt Lake City.

Ahlander had flown to Utah a couple days earlier to attend Redwest Music Festival with friends. On Saturday, the group had gathered to see the artist Post Malone perform. But as a storm swept through the city, they decided to leave the concert grounds early.

“The weather was bad. It was very windy,” said Bobby Ahlander, the victim’s uncle, who spoke from outside the hospital.

According to Ahlander, the group had parked near an apartment complex that was under construction. As she approached her car, a heavy wooden plank — apparently part of the building’s scaffolding — was disl

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