Carbon County boy killed in ATV accident

MOUNDS, Emery County — An 11-year-old boy from Carbon County was killed in an all-terrain vehicle accident Monday at the end of an Easter weekend camping trip.

The boy and his 11- or 12-year-old cousin had been camping with family members in Mounds. The boys went ATV riding about a mile from camp while their parents packed up camp to head home.

While looking for a place to cross a wash, they headed down a slope and the ATV rolled, pinning the boy to the ground. His cousin couldn't lift the 300- to 500-pound machine off him and ran for help, said Emery County Sheriff LaMar Guymon.

The boy's family attempted to resuscitate him and then took him to Castleview Hospital in Price. Medical staff tried for an hour to save the boy before he was pronounced dead, Guymon said.

Police would not release the boy's name at the family's request.

— Lana Groves