Family sues SLC airport, two years after son died in jet engine on tarmac
The Salt Lake Tribune••business
Key Points:
- Kyler Efinger, a 30-year-old man with bipolar disorder, died after crawling into a running airplane engine at Salt Lake City International Airport in January 2024, following a manic episode and wandering onto the tarmac.
- Efinger’s parents filed a lawsuit against Salt Lake City, alleging the airport failed to maintain secure premises, did not promptly notify the pilot of a man on the runway, and mishandled the search efforts, which they claim resulted in Kyler’s death.
- The lawsuit highlights several security lapses, including the lack of systems to prevent easy access to the tarmac, delayed and incorrect police search directions, and failure to hold the plane in place during the search.
- According to the lawsuit, if police
