A wrongful death suit alleges the Department of Natural Resources failed to warn visitors about landslide risks at Minneopa State part before a 19 year old’s death in 2023.
Filed on behalf of the family of Jack Robert Loso, a Robbinsdale teen who was attending Minnesota State University at the time of the December 2nd, 2023, landslide, the lawsuit seeks multiple monetary judgements in excess of $50,000. The suit was filed last Wednesday in Blue Earth County District Court.
The lawsuit accuses the DNR of directing and encouraging visitors to go beneath Minneopa Falls despite knowing there were landslide risks in the area.
Loso was with his sister, Bailey Loso, and cousin, Mary Hart, at the time of the landslide. His relatives came to Mankato to visit him and the three followed paths and signs to the falls before debris crushed Jack.
Requests for relief in the lawsuit include in excess of $50,000 for Loso’s sister and cousin, along with the same request for Jack’s next of kin, his mother Patricia Loso.