# @outdoor_life on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DO66BMvk1ox
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34774591-outdoor-life-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-22T21:57:18.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Outdoor Life (@outdoor_life) — https://gondola.cc/outdoor_life

## Caption

Andrew Porter's fiancé confirmed the cause of death, saying that "he was an experienced outdoorsman, who was in the wrong spot at the wrong time.”⁠
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Although an official statement on the cause of death has yet to be released by Conejos County, the Denver Post reports that county coroner Richard Martin confirmed lightning killed Andrew Porter and Ian Stasko, both 25. Martin told the Post that neither Porter nor Stasko were directly struck by lightning, as there were no visible burn marks on their bodies. He said the lightning most likely hit nearby, but the two men were still close enough to be electrocuted.⁠
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#hunting #elkhunting #elkhunt #elkhunters #colorado #missinghunters #outdoors #nature #searchandrescue #outdoorlife #huntingtrip #huntingseason⁠
📷: Photo illustration by OL; images via Facebook and USFS⁠
Story by: dac.collins

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outdoors, nature, huntingseason, huntingtrip, elkhunting, colorado, elkhunt, elkhunters, searchandrescue, hunting, outdoorlife, missinghunters

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