Patti Loso, 57, reads a poem at a vigil at Minneopa State Park on Nov. 30, 2024, for her son Jack, 19, who died from a landslide at the park a year earlier. The Robbinsdale, Minn., family said they intend to file a lawsuit against the state,

The family of Jack Loso, the Minnesota State University, Mankato student who died in a landslide at Minneopa State Park in December 2023, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

The family of a college student who died in a landslide at Minneopa State Park filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the state, alleging negligent trail design directed park visitors toward unstable rock features.

The family wants compensation for "severe emotional stress" on behalf of Loso's next of kin, as well as his sister and cousin, who were with Loso when he died.