Vickie Bolton searched through the bedroom, looking for some of her husband’s old T-shirts. In the closet of her Cedar City home, tucked away in the back corner and hidden under some other items, she found a surprise: five Donovan Mitchell jerseys, Christmas gifts from her husband to their five children.
She wept.
David Bolton was nearing the end of a 17-mile hike in Coyote Gulch on June 26, 2018, when he collapsed. The 50-year-old and a group of Boy Scouts, including the Bolton’s youngest son, Jacob, were less than half a mile from their vehicles. The medical examiner listed heat stroke as the probable cause for his death.