Coroner: ‘No signs of foul play’ after two missing elk hunters found dead in southern Colorado

CONEJOS COUNTY Colo Two missing elk hunters exposed dead this week in southern Colorado had no visible injuries or initial signs of foul play the Conejos County coroner stated Denver Friday Andrew Porter of Asheville North Carolina and Ian Stasko of Salt Lake City Utah went missing during an elk hunting trip west of Trujillo Meadows Reservoir which is about miles north of the Colorado-New Mexico line The Conejos County Sheriff s Office validated deputies recovered the bodies of two males about two miles from the Rio De Los Pinos Trail Head around a m following an extensive search operation involving more than personnel but did not identify them at the time pending notification to family On Friday Conejos County Coroner Richard Martin authenticated the identities of both hunters to Denver over the phone and noted full autopsies were scheduled for Monday in El Paso County This is a emerging story Read the full story from our partner at Denver com