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He must have seen something really bad to have stopped,&#8221; said Elias&#8217; wife Michelle, who learned of her husband&#8217;s death as she traveled with one of the couple&#8217;s children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636044711104637278-elias-pics-go-pro-1468874591792-4153823-ver10jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636044711104637278-elias-pics-go-pro-1468874591792-4153823-ver10jpg.jpg 640w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636044711104637278-elias-pics-go-pro-1468874591792-4153823-ver10jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Elias family photos<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Photo Credit: Dillon 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