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SANTA CLARA — Friday, a Southern Utah teenager died after she was accidentally buried in the sand in Snow Canyon State Park. Sunday, friends remembered her by decorating her home with symbols of the girl's life.
Santa Clara resident, 15-year-old Whitney Webb was accidentally buried in sand while playing with her three siblings in the sand dunes of Snow Canyon. She died as a result of her injuries.
Around the neighborhood in which she lived with her family, friends are remembering the girl who touched each other their lives. Purple ribbons and bows decorated the houses, signs expressing love for the girl dotted lawns.
"I think that's the hardest part, right now, they can't accept it because she was such a great person. They can't believe that she's gone," said her teacher, Tina Ward. "I was the teacher but I'm sure she taught me a lot more than I taught her."
She was remembered not only as a great person, but as one with a large capacity to love others.
"There was this one person that I was having problems with and she taught me how to love that person," said Lizzie Moore, a friend of the teen. "She's going to be remembered as an amazing person."
Family members asked for their privacy during this time, and no funeral plans have been announced to the media.
