ALPINE, Utah (AP) — Authorities in northern Utah say a hiker with autism has been found safe a day after his father's body was discovered on a trail.
Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Cannon said in a tweet that 21-year-old Michael Laughlin appeared uninjured Saturday morning and would be reunited with his mother.
A search and rescue team had been looking for Laughlin since Friday evening.
Another hiker spotted 57-year-old Charles Laughlin's body earlier in the day a hiking area known as Jacob's Ladder near Alpine.
Cannon says it appears the elder Laughlin had suffered a medical episode before his death. Foul play is not suspected.
Authorities notified the man's family and were told that his son had been with him.
