The bodies of two elk hunters who went missing Sept. 11 in southern Colorado were found Thursday, and officials were still investigating how they died Friday.

Some Wyoming outdoorsmen said that weather is probably the most dangerous threat hunters face. There were reports of rainstorms in the area where the hunters went missing and were later found dead.

They have been identified as Andrew Porter of Asheville, North Carolina, and Ian Stasko of Salt Lake City, Utah, both 25.

Deaths Still A Mystery

Porter and Stasko traveled to Colorado to hunt elk on national forest land in Game Management Unit 81 on the Rio Grande National Forest.

Porter’s fiancé, Bridget Murphy, said she lost communication with them Sept. 11, according to Outdoor Life and news outlets in Colorado and Utah.

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