Bevier believes the victims presumably slept and “never realized what happened.” “I want people to know that,” Sova’s father, Jerry Sova, told MLive.com. “That, I believe, will aid in the community’s healing. That, I think, is important.”
Instead of putting the generator in the back, as Mays’ grandfather suggested, the family put it in the front because Mays did not want to disturb females sleeping in a nearby tent, according to Mays’ stepfather Lance Satterthwaite.