CONEJOS COUNTY, Colo. — Two missing elk hunters found dead this week in southern Colorado had no visible injuries or initial signs of foul play, the Conejos County coroner told Scripps News Denver Friday.

Andrew Porter, 25, of Asheville, North Carolina, and Ian Stasko, 25, of Salt Lake City, Utah, went missing during an elk hunting trip west of Trujillo Meadows Reservoir, which is about 4 miles north of the Colorado-New Mexico line.

They were expected to check in with family at a certain time but never did, according to the Conejos County Sheriff's Office. They were last heard from Thursday, Sept. 11, when severe storms moved into the area.

Deputies began to search for them Saturday in the Rio De Los Pinos Trailhead and eventually found their car, which had their camping gear and backpa

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