‘I don’t know how to carry on’: Mother grieves only child after fatal South Mountain fall

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A mother is grieving the loss of her only child after he fell more than 40 feet while hiking South Mountain on Friday.

Gilbert Ortiz, 31, was hiking with his brother when he fell 40 feet to his death, according to Phoenix Fire. Investigators and family members are trying to piece together what happened.

“I don’t know how to carry on. He’s my only child,” said Marie Ortiz, Gilbert’s mother…

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