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Micah Smith and his three young children were caught in a storm while hiking in Utah and were rescued a day later

Smith is now charged with aggravated child abuse and child torture

Smith's 4-year-old son was reportedly taken to the hospital with a body temperature under 70 degrees and suffered a stroke

A Utah father who was previously hailed as a hero for protecting his three kids while they were all lost on a hike is now charged with child abuse.

Micah Smith first made headlines in October when he and his three children got caught in a storm on a hike in Utah's Big Cottonwood Canyon, the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office said.

Smith, his 8-year-old daughter, his 4-year-old son and 2-year-old son were reported missing and rescued a day later. Two of the kids were taken

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