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Flooding causes Duchesne City Cemetery gravesites to sink into ground

By Fox 13 · August 31, 2026 · 1 min read
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Flooding causes Duchesne City Cemetery gravesites to sink into ground
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Several gravesites at the Duchesne City Cemetery in eastern Utah have sunk into the ground following the heavy weekend downpours that caused flooding across the state. Along with the gravesites, multiple headstones were also damaged. Photos from the cemetery appear to show the gravesites having sunk several feet into the ground.

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