Texas Hunter Lost in Colorado
Hate to hear this. Prayers for him and his family:
Search scaled back for Texas hunter missing in Colo.
Associated Press
MEEKER, Colo. — Authorities said today they have scaled back a search for hunter from Texas who was last seen five days ago in northwestern Colorado before a heavy snowstorm moved in.
Walter Eugene Benskin, 53, of Santa Fe, Texas, was last seen Wednesday near 10,343-foot Ripple Creek Pass about 125 miles west of Denver and 30 miles southwest of Steamboat Springs, the Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Department said.
Benskin was hunting with his son-in-law when they separated and the son-in-law, whose name was not released, went back to their camp for a jacket, the sheriff's department said. Benskin did not return to the camp that evening.
Later Wednesday, a snowstorm dropped about 2 feet of snow in the area.
Search-and-rescue crews from Rio Blanco, Garfield and Mesa counties, Meeker Fire and Rescue, a tracking dog and a National Guard helicopter have participated in the hunt for Benskin but found no trace, authorities said.
A smaller group including relatives of Benskin searched again Sunday and another aerial search was planned Tuesday, authorities said.
Search scaled back for Texas hunter missing in Colo.
Associated Press
MEEKER, Colo. — Authorities said today they have scaled back a search for hunter from Texas who was last seen five days ago in northwestern Colorado before a heavy snowstorm moved in.
Walter Eugene Benskin, 53, of Santa Fe, Texas, was last seen Wednesday near 10,343-foot Ripple Creek Pass about 125 miles west of Denver and 30 miles southwest of Steamboat Springs, the Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Department said.
Benskin was hunting with his son-in-law when they separated and the son-in-law, whose name was not released, went back to their camp for a jacket, the sheriff's department said. Benskin did not return to the camp that evening.
Later Wednesday, a snowstorm dropped about 2 feet of snow in the area.
Search-and-rescue crews from Rio Blanco, Garfield and Mesa counties, Meeker Fire and Rescue, a tracking dog and a National Guard helicopter have participated in the hunt for Benskin but found no trace, authorities said.
A smaller group including relatives of Benskin searched again Sunday and another aerial search was planned Tuesday, authorities said.
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