SAGUACHE COUNTY, Colo. — Search and rescue crews from both Saguache and Gunnison counties rescued a hypothermic hunter who was lost in the Gunnison National Forest Friday evening.

Officials said the hunter, soaked by storms and snow, called for help around 9:18 p.m. and reported that he couldn’t walk and was using an emergency blanket and tarp to stay warm.

His GPS coordinates were retrieved just before his phone died, and search and rescue crews were dispatched to his area.

Crews located the hunter about 300 yards from a road in a remote area in the Gunnison National Forest, with two rescuers driving 98 miles one-way to reach him, according to a news release.

Officials said the hunter had smartly removed his wet clothes and was using dry gear from his pack, as well as improvising insu

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