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.
About an hour later, the men’s car was apparently moved to the Rio de Los Pinos Trailhead, where it was found by search and rescue teams.
Hundreds of volunteers had searched the area around the two trailheads, on foot, on horseback and in the air, using helicopters and drones.
