BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah — Officials in Box Elder County have positively identified the remains of a man found in the Silver Island Mountains on July 12. The body has been identified as Michael Steven Comstock, 62, from Sandy, Utah.
The Box Elder County Sheriff's Office said a "passerby" discovered the man's body in the Silver Island Mountains, a range that straddles the Tooele-Box Elder county line toward the far west end of the state.
Investigators say their investigation indicates that Comstock's death was the result of exposure coupled with a cardiac event.
Detectives say Comstock's vehicle and an empty UTV trailer were located off Interstate 80 in Tooele County, about 20 miles from where his body was found. Deputies say they believe Comstock rode his UTV north into the mountains and, for an unknown reason, separated from his UTV and began walking back to his vehicle.
Officials say they are still searching for the UTV that Comstock had with him that day. Anyone with information is asked to call the Box Elder County Sheriff's Office Detective Tip Line at (435) 734-6530.
