Two elk hunting brothers caught in a snowstorm north of Glenwood Springs made their way out of the mountains four days after rescuers began searching for them.
Charles Michael Boso III, 43, of Michigan and William Mark Boso, 32, of Kentucky called family members Tuesday evening and said they were exhausted from digging out of deep snow but were doing well, said Sgt. Pat Darrow of the Rio Blanco Sheriff’s Department.
He said the men were scheduled to complete their hunting trip Friday. Family members called officials Saturday and a search began that afternoon, Darrow said.
The brothers, who are seasoned hunters, remained warm with plenty of supplies in an extended-cab Ford-350 pickup truck, but after the storm they couldn’t budge, he said.
The biggest challenge searchers faced was that they didn’t know where in three counties the brothers were located and as the days passed, there was concern they might run out of supplies, Darrow said.
Officials were about to organize a larger search party when the Boso brothers managed to dig their way through the snow, he said.
Kirk Mitchell: 303-954-1206 or kmitchell@denverpost.com
