HINSDALE COUNTY, Colo. — A couple from Texas and their two dogs were safely brought off Engineer Pass after they became stranded in snow on Monday — the second rescue on the pass in less than a week.

Hinsdale County Search and Rescue reported that two of its volunteers left Lake City around 7:40 a.m. to go find the couple, who were stuck in deep snow drifts west of the summit of Engineer Pass in southwest Colorado.

Once they found each other, the search and rescue members guided the couple to their vehicle and brought them down to Lake City.

"Hinsdale SAR would like to remind everyone to check current road and weather conditions before heading into the backcountry," the group posted online . "Always carry proper cold weather gear when traveling in the high country — snow drifts are a

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