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A West Jordan man has died while hiking in Utah County, and his adult son is unaccounted for.

Charles Laughlin, 57, died Friday in the Jacob's Ladder area near Lone Peak, tweeted Utah County sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Cannon late that night. Laughlin's adult son Michael Laughlin has autism and is unaccounted for, Cannon tweeted.