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3rd man dies after accident at mine near Moab

Arthur Secrest died of his injuries Tuesday, according to the San Juan County Sheriff's office.

Secrest, Russell Helquist and Matthew Johnston were extracting a pump from a pond pit at the mine with a telescoping forklift on Saturday when it came into contact with a powerline. Helquist and Johnston died the scene; Secrest was flown to the University of Utah Burn Center in Salt Lake City, where he later died.