The body of an Orem man reported missing last week was found by police in Tooele County over the weekend.
Orem police said 39-year-old Kelly Raymond Isom was reported missing by his family Wednesday, after he left home Tuesday morning in the family’s van. He reportedly left without personal belongings, including medication that neutralized an otherwise life-threatening health condition.
On Sunday morning about 10 a.m., police found Isom’s van after getting tips from the public, Tooele County sheriff’s Lt. Ron Johnson said. It was a couple of hundred yards west of State Route 173 on Faust Road, Johnson said. About a quarter-mile from the vehicle, they found Isom’s body in the brush.
The circumstances surrounding Isom’s death were not suspicious, Johnson and Orem police Lt. Craig Martinez said.
On a Facebook page called “Remembering Kelly Isom” family members thanked all who helped with search efforts for the father of two. Family members are “heartbroken” over the loss and requested privacy as they mourn.
Isom’s wife, Betsy, was seriously injured in a car crash days after Isom was reported missing, according to an online fundraising page for the family. Donations from the page will help pay for a funeral. Anyone with memories of Isom is also asked to email them to the family.