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Utah boy killed in four-wheeler rollover at Coral Pink Sand Dunes

(Photo courtesy of the Utah Department of Natural Resources) Colton R. Hansen, 13, from Eagle Mountain, died Thursday following a rollover crash on an ATV at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park.

(Photo courtesy of the Utah Department of Natural Resources) Colton R. Hansen, 13, from Eagle Mountain, died Thursday following a rollover crash on an ATV at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park.

A 13-year-old boy Utah County was killed Thursday in an OHV accident at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in Kane County.

About 5 p.m. Thursday, Colton R. Hansen, from Eagle Mountain, was riding a four-wheeler with friends and family when he went over a dune and tumbled down the other side multiple times, according to a statement from Utah State Parks.

Kane County medical personnel performed CPR, but the boy was pronounced dead before a rescue helicopter arrived, according to the statement from Eugene Swalberg.

Colton was wearing a helmet and had the proper flagging at the time of the accident, according to a Utah Department of Natural Resources news release. He had also completed the required off-highway vehicle safety course.

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