Gabby Petito’s family announced a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against Utah police on Monday, alleging that cops failed to recognize their daughter was in a life-threatening situation last year when officers investigated a fight between her and her boyfriend.

The notice of claim alleges that officers in the tourist town of Moab missed signs that the 22-year-old was a victim of domestic violence at the hands of her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, when they encountered the couple on Aug. 12, 2021.

Highly scrutinized body cam footage from that day showed a visibly upset Petito speaking to officers on the side of the road after a 911 caller reported seeing a domestic violence incident between the pair.

After speaking with both Petito and Laundrie for about 75 minutes, the officers allowed the couple to leave after requiring them to spend a night apart.

The fight happened just weeks before Laundrie killed Petito as they continued on their ill-fated road trip.

Speaking at a press conference to announce the claim, Petito’s mom, Nicole Schmidt, said watching the body cam footage “is very painful.”

“I wanted to jump through the screen and rescue her,” Schmidt said.

The family’s lawyer, James McConkie, said the officers involved failed to recognize the danger Petito was in and didn’t investigate the situation fully.

“If the officers had been properly trained and followed the law, Gabby would still be alive today,” McConkie said.

“They did not have the training that they needed to recognize the clear signs that were evident that morning, that Gabby was a victim and that she was in serious need of immediate help.”

Notices of claims are required before people can file a lawsuit against a government entity.

Moab police have 60 days to respond before Petito’s family can file the lawsuit. A Moab city spokesperson declined to comment Monday on the filing of the claim.

An independent probe earlier this year found that Moab officers had made “unintentional mistakes” when they pulled the couple over.

While Petito told the officers that she was to blame for the fight, the investigative report said it was highly likely that she was a “long-term victim of domestic violence, whether that be physically, mentally, and/or emotionally.”

Petito was reported missing a month after the traffic stop with Moab cops, and her strangled body was found on Sept. 19 near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

Her 23-year-old boyfriend later killed himself in his native Florida after being named the sole person of interest in her slaying. He confessed to killing Petito in a notebook that was discovered at the swap where he took his own life.

The notice of claim against Moab cops comes after Petito’s family filed a civil lawsuit in Florida against Laundrie’s parents, alleging that they knew their son had killed her.

Christopher and Roberta Laundrie denied having any advance knowledge of Petito’s demise.

That lawsuit is in relation to statements put out by the Laundries’ lawyer, Steven Bertolino, five days before Petito’s body was found.

“It is our hope that the search for Miss Petito is successful and that Miss Petito is reunited with her family,” the statement read.

With Post wires