Two hunters, including one from Utah, who were found dead last week after being reported missing in southern Colorado earlier this month, reportedly died from a lightning strike.

Ian Stasko, 25, of Salt Lake City, and Andrew Porter, 25, of Asheville, North Carolina, were each struck by lightning, Conejos County Coroner Richard Martin told the Colorado Sun on Monday . The bodies of both men were found below a tree and had small burns, and both men likely died instantly, he added.

A time of death was not immediately determined.

“They didn’t do anything wrong; they didn’t feel fear or pain. (Porter) was just trying to get back to the car as storms rolled in on Friday (Sept. 12). It was out of everyone’s hands, and I am so grateful we found them so they can be at peace,” wrote Bridget Mur

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