A Texas man on a trip to spread his dad’s ashes died of heat stroke in Utah’s Arches National Park

The man likely became disoriented from a combination of heat, dehydration and high altitude, his sisters said.

(Ruth Hendricks Brough via AP) James “Jimmy” Bernard Hendricks is seen on March 2022, in Austin, Texas. Hendricks was found dead in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, on Aug. 1, 2023. Family members say Hendricks appears to have died from heat stroke while on a trip to spread his father’s ashes.

A Texas man on a trip to spread his dad’s ashes died of heat stroke in Utah’s Arches National Park

The man likely became disoriented from a combination of heat, dehydration and high altitude, his sisters said.

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