Colorado — In a stunning development in the mysterious deaths of two 25-year-old hunters, investigators have confirmed they have recovered the missing phone of Andrew Porter, one of the men found dead deep in the Colorado wilderness.
According to law enforcement sources, forensic teams successfully extracted the final image taken by Porter just moments before his death — and what the photo shows has left even seasoned detectives deeply unsettled.
The image, believed to have been taken less than a minute before the pair’s final radio contact, reportedly captures Porter’s own reflection in the dark woods — with a faint, human-like figure visible just behind him.
“It’s not a shadow, it’s not a trick of light. There’s clearly something there,” one investigator familiar with the analysis told reporters. “We don’t yet know what — or who — it was.”
Police have not released the photo publicly, citing the sensitivity of the evidence, but internal reports describe it as “distorted, grainy, and chillingly unnatural.”
The discovery of the phone, found partially buried near a stream several hundred feet from the original campsite, could help reconstruct the final moments of the hunters’ lives. Investigators are now working with digital forensic experts to trace the exact timestamp, GPS location, and possible movement patterns recorded before the device went offline.
The mysterious deaths of Porter and his hunting partner have already sparked nationwide speculation, after autopsy findings revealed burn marks and internal injuries inconsistent with lightning or natural causes.
Officials have not yet commented on whether the figure in the background could be linked to a third person — or something else entirely.