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Utah Father Who Went Missing with 3 Children on Hike Charged with Child Torture, Abuse
Micah Smith faces six felony counts after hiking with young children in a winter storm, leading to severe injuries and critical conditions, prosecutors said.
- On Saturday, Oct. 11, Micah Smith, 31, took his three children, ages 2, 4 and 8, up Broads Fork Trail and they were caught in a winter storm; searchers found them the next morning and transported all to hospital.
- Charging documents say Smith refused to turn around despite texts from Smith's wife and his 8‑year‑old daughter's pleas, and court records state he admitted not checking weather or trail reports.
- While being rushed to the hospital, officers performed 25 minutes of CPR on the 4‑year‑old boy, who arrived with a core temperature of 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and later suffered a stroke requiring skull surgery.
- Prosecutors charged Micah Smith with three counts of child torture and three counts of aggravated child abuse, and a judge ordered him held without bail in the Salt Lake County jail.
- Search‑and‑rescue teams and helicopters from Intermountain Health's Life Flight and Utah Department of Public Safety Aero Bureau responded to the hard, 6.5-mile route, while a GoFundMe raising more than $60,000 was taken down Wednesday.
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When Michael S. wanders with his children, they are surprised by severe storms. Now there is a legal rendition. The prosecutor's office makes serious accusations.
One father forced his three children to walk through a dangerous storm, and they survived scarcely thanks to rescue forces.
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