Elderly couple found shot dead on Colorado hiker trail hours after family reported them missing when they didn’t return
AN ELDERLY couple who were reported missing were found dead from gunshot wounds near a Colorado hiking trail on Saturday.
Lee and Stella Vigil, who are in their seventies, were reported missing on Friday when they failed to return from a hike, .
But a hunt ended tragically on Saturday when officials in Colorado Springs, found their bodies, reports said.
Police have reportedly identified everyone involved in the shooting but said officials do not expect to make any the outlet reported.
Other hikers that they were shocked to hear the tragic news.
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“I don't want my wife to come here alone. She always has to come with me from now on, if we come back," Morty Zand said.
Another hiker told the outlet that hikers have to be careful because of “sketchy people” on the trails.
"It's sad, it's upsetting, I think I've seen them on the trail before,” said Michael Hollenbeck.