Missing elk hunters found dead in Colorado after six-day search
Ian Stasko and Andrew Porter (Saguache County Search & Rescue)
Two elk hunters who went missing in the Colorado wilderness were found dead after a six-day search, authorities said.
The two men, both 25, went missing Sept. 12 while hunting in an area that stretches from the Continental Divide on the west to the Rio Grande River on the east and down to the border of New Mexico, The Colorado Sun reports. It's known for having extremely rugged terrain.
Elk hunters found dead
What we know:
Andrew Porter and Ian Stasko, both 25, were last in contact with loved ones on Thursday, Sept. 11. According to a GoFundMe page, severe storms moved through the area Thursday evening, "and we suspect the two young men were caught off-guard by the weather."
The men were experienced hunters and had a Garmin InReach satellite device they were using to communicate, but it stopped working at some point, the fundraising page said.
Saguache County Search & Rescue said their bodies were found Thursday, Sept. 18, six days after they went missing, after an exhaustive search that included several agencies, along with hikers, hunters and horseriders.
What we don't know:
Authorities haven’t said how the men died.