SALT LAKE CITY – A body believed to be that of NFL quarterback Jay Cutler’s brother-in-law was discovered Thursday in a steep and rocky area in an isolated part of southern Utah, nearly two weeks after his car was found abandoned nearby, authorities said Thursday.
The remains that investigators think are Michael Cavallari – the brother of reality TV personality Kristin Cavallari – were found Thursday morning, Grand County Sheriff Steven White said.
The body was sent to the Utah Medical Examiner to confirm the identity and determine the cause of death, a process that could take as long as two months, White said.
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He was found near the bottom of a steep hillside filled with boulders, about 3 miles northwest of where his car was discovered on the morning of Nov. 27, White said.
There were no bullet holes or stab wounds or other signs of foul play. It’s now up to the medical examiner to determine how he died, with toxicology reports certain to play a factor, White said.
The frigid temperatures in the area may have factored in, White said. Temperatures in the area were at or below freezing every night since the car was found up against a small embankment.
“I don’t know what his mental state might have been, with possible hypothermia,” White said.
Kristin Cavallari said in an Instagram post Thursday that her heart is in a million pieces. She posted a picture the two of them when they were small children and wrote that her brother “Mikey” had a good heart and always made her laugh.
“I’m at a loss for words but I know u are in a better place and finally at peace,” she wrote. “I love u so much RIP.”
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