A tourist was found dead Friday in Colorado’s San Juan National Forest near the site where two young hunters were killed in a lightning strike just two weeks prior.

The unidentified 54-year-old man who had been trekking along an isolated part of the South San Juan Wilderness was already dead by the time authorities responding to a distress call reached him, the Conejos County Sheriff’s Office said. 4

A group of hunters originally phoned in a distress call around 11:23 p.m. local time about a medical emergency involving the man and were attempting CPR, according to the sheriff’s office.

It’s unclear if the man, who was from Tennessee, had been traveling with the group of hunters beforehand or if they crossed paths. 4

A crew with the Conejos County Search and Rescue Team was

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