Overview

• Search teams recovered two bodies on Sept. 18 about two miles from the Rio De Los Pinos Trailhead in the Rio Grande National Forest, according to local authorities.
• Conejos County Coroner Richard Martin said there were no visible injuries or initial signs of foul play, and autopsies are scheduled for Monday in El Paso County.
• The Conejos County Sheriff’s Office has not formally released the identities pending next-of-kin notification, while the coroner told Denver7 he has identified the men and Saguache County Search & Rescue named them in a post.
• A multi-day operation using helicopters, drones, K‑9 units, horseback teams and more than 170 personnel searched rugged, high-elevation terrain after the men failed to check in as planned.
• Deputies found the hunters’ vehicle at the trailhead with camping gear and backpacks inside, heightening concern given reports of heavy rain, fog and fast-moving storms in the area.