The Grand County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help after ancient petroglyphs were vandalized at a recreation area near Tusher Tunnel northwest of Moab.
The damage was discovered along a popular off-highway vehicle route about 20 miles from Moab and west of Utahraptor State Park. In a social media post on Sunday, March 22, the sheriff’s office said it appears a Baja off-road race team may have defaced the rock wall by placing advertising and contact information directly onto the site.
“This type of damage to cultural and historical resources is taken seriously and is under investigation,” the sheriff’s office wrote.
Anyone with information about who may be responsible is urged to contact the agency at 435-259-8115.
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