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Utah closes off abandoned mines in West Desert, where bodies of murdered teens were found

About 17,000 such mines remain open throughout the state.

(Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining) The now-sealed Tintic Standard No. 2 shaft, near Eureka, Utah, where the bodies of teens Brelynne “Breezy” Otteson and Riley Powell were recovered in 2018.

(Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining) The now-sealed Tintic Standard No. 2 shaft, near Eureka, Utah, where the bodies of teens Brelynne “Breezy” Otteson and Riley Powell were recovered in 2018.