Police are searching for a missing âseverely autisticâ man after his father died while the duo was backpacking in Utah County. Hikers found the body of Charles Laughlin, 57, of West Jordan, about 2:30 p.m. Friday and called police. Laughlin and his 21-year-old son, Michael Laughlin, were passing through Jacobâs Ladder on their âlast hurrah backpacking trip of the summer,â said Utah County Sheriffâs Sgt.