James 'Jimmy' Hendricks' body was found inside Arches National Park on Aug. 1 after being reported overdue, with an empty water bottle close to his side, according to a news release from the National Park Service.
"Jimmy" Hendricks set out across the American West, bearing the ashes of his late father, in a journey nearly five years in the making.
The trip was regularly documented on social media and through a group email with his sisters, who grew concerned after not hearing from him for several days. Security footage shows him staggering into his van looking dizzy and weak around 6:30 a.m., Brough said. after being reported overdue, with an empty water bottle close to his side, according to a news release from the National Park Service.
Investigators have not released an official cause of death, which could take up to 12 weeks to determine, his sister Ila Hendricks told CNN. The Hendricks family plans to have a memorial once they are reunited with the ashes of their brother and father."He said not to worry and that he would have plenty of water, but his water bottle was empty when he was found," she told CNN.
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