{"id":16489,"date":"2025-09-19T03:30:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/two-bodies-found-southeast-of-pagosa-springs-believed-by-family-to-be-missing-elk-hunters\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:58:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:58:37","slug":"two-bodies-found-southeast-of-pagosa-springs-believed-by-family-to-be-missing-elk-hunters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/two-bodies-found-southeast-of-pagosa-springs-believed-by-family-to-be-missing-elk-hunters\/","title":{"rendered":"Two bodies found southeast of Pagosa Springs believed by family to be missing elk hunters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Ian Stasko, left, and Andrew Porter were reported missing Sept. 11 while elk hunting in the Rio Grande National Forest. (Courtesy of Lynne Runkle via GoFundMe)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Two bodies found Thursday near the Rio de Los Pinos Trailhead are believed by family to belong to two men reported missing Friday while elk hunting southeast of Pagosa Springs in the Rio Grande National Forest.<\/p>\n

Lynne Runkle, aunt of Andrew Porter, one of the missing hunters, posted an update on a GoFundMe<\/a> page set up for the search and rescue mission in which she described the men had been found dead.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with a broken heart and through tears that I give you this update,\u201d Runkle said Thursday. \u201cAndrew Porter and Ian Stasko have both been found deceased. Their bodies were discovered earlier today by Colorado Search and Rescue. I will provide another update tomorrow. Please keep Andrew\u2019s and Ian\u2018s families in your thoughts and prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Porter, 25, of North Carolina, and Stasko, 25, of Utah, had reportedly been elk hunting on rugged terrain southwest of Monte Vista in Game Management Unit 81 when they were reported missing.<\/p>\n