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Missing elk hunters found dead by Colorado Search and Rescue, according to family

Two elk hunters missing since Friday were found dead Thursday morning by Colorado Search and Rescue, according to Lynne Runkle, the aunt of Andrew Porter. 

“It is with a broken heart and through tears that I give you this update,” Runkle posted on a GoFundMe page she had set up to pay for the search. “Andrew Porter and Ian Stasko have both been found deceased. Their bodies were discovered earlier today by Colorado Search and Rescue. I will provide another update tomorrow. Please keep Andrew’s and Ian‘s families in your thoughts and prayers.” 

Porter, of Asheville, North Carolina, and Stasko, of Salt Lake City, Utah, were last heard from Sept. 11 at around 3 p.m. when Porter shared his location with his fiancée, Bridget Murphy, from his Garmin InReach satellite communication device.  

Bodies of missing hikers, Charlottesville-area natives, found in Colorado

Two Charlottesville-area natives who disappeared last week during a hunting trip in southern Colorado have been found deceased.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Two Charlottesville-area natives who disappeared last week during a hunting trip in southern Colorado have been found deceased, according to people close to the families.

Andrew Porter and Ian Stasko, both 25-year-old former James Madison students, had been considered missing since Sept. 11.

Their bodies were located by Colorado Search and Rescue teams Thursday afternoon.

Fellow hunters had reported encountering the two 25-year-olds on Friday morning, Sept. 12, near the Spruce Hollow Trailhead in the Rio Grande National Forest around 10 a.m. The missing men said they had spotted a large bull and had headed back out to track the animal, the other hunters told authorities.

Other Hunters Report Latest Sighting of 2 Missing Elk Hunters, as Massive Search Effort Continues in Colorado

A huge search is underway in Southern Colorado where two nonresident elk hunters in their mid-20s have been missing for several days. They have been out of electronic communication since Thursday. Multiple agencies and scores of volunteers have been canvasing rugged terrain in Game Management Unit 81 since Saturday.

Andrew Porter of Asheville, North Carolina, and Ian Stasko of Salt Lake City, Utah, left a vehicle at the Rio De Los Pinos Trailhead near the New Mexico state line, with much of their gear — including camping equipment and packs — still in it. The two 25-year-olds are both 6 feet tall and physically fit, with blonde to light brown hair.

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