SALT LAKE CITY — As families of two slain teenagers called for the closure of the abandoned Utah mine shaft where the teens’ bodies were dumped, a state mining official said Friday she’s hoping it can be sealed off. The bodies now confirmed to be Riley Powell, 18, and Brelynne “Breezy” Otteson, 17, were dumped in the mine in late December. It’s nearly 1,800 feet deep, and if the bodies hadn’t landed on a shallow ledge they might never have been recovered, he said. The state has closed several thousand abandoned mines, but the shaft known as the Tintic Standard No. The bodies found Wednesday were believed to be the missing couple, but a Friday determination from state medical examiners made the identification official.

Source: National Post March 30, 2018 18:44 UTC