SALT LAKE CITY — A Texas man whose physique was present in Utah’s Arches National Park is believed to have died of warmth stroke whereas on a visit to unfold his father’s ashes, in response to his sister.

James Bernard Hendricks, 66 of Austin, was mountain climbing within the park and sure grew to become disoriented from a mix of warmth, dehydration and excessive altitude, in response to sister Ruth Hendricks Bough.

Hendricks had stopped in Utah whereas journeying throughout the West to the Sierra Nevada area of Nevada and California to unfold his father’s ashes, he mentioned in social media posts previous to his loss of life.

Rangers discovered his car at a trailhead parking zone after Hendricks was reported overdue the morning of Aug 1, in response to park officers. Hendrick’s physique was discovered close by off-trail and his water bottle was empty, Bough mentioned in a social media publish.

“He was loved by countless people because he was an unusually kind, sweet person who made friends easily. Now all these people are grieving. It was a horrible shock,” the sister informed the San Antonio Express-News.

The National Park Service and Grand County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the loss of life.

Arches National Park, situated in a high-elevation desert north of Moab, Utah, is thought for its pure sandstone arches.

Temperatures topped 90 levels Fahrenheit (32 levels Celsius) within the space on the afternoon earlier than Hendricks was reported lacking.

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