SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A medical examiner will perform toxicology and other tests to determine what killed the person believed to be NFL quarterback Jay Cutler’s brother-in-law, who was found dead in a steep and rocky area in an isolated part of southern Utah.
Authorities discovered the body Thursday, nearly two weeks after a rancher found Michael Cavallari’s car abandoned near the area. Cavallari, 30, is reality TV personality Kristin Cavallari’s brother.
The Utah medical examiner is working to confirm the identity and determine the cause of death, a process that could take as long as two months, Grand County Sheriff Steven White said.
The remains were near the bottom of a steep hillside filled with boulders, about 3 miles northwest of where Michael Cavallari’s car was discovered the morning of Nov. 27.
There were no bullet holes, 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.