Colorado Couple Who Vanished in 2011 Found Eight Years Later Sitting in Abandoned Utah Mine.
In a case that haunted both families and baffled authorities for nearly a decade, the remains of two Colorado tourists. Sarah Bennett, 26, and Andrew Miller, 28 were discovered in 2019 deep inside a sealed uranium mine in southern Utah, eight years after their mysterious disappearance.
The couple set out on what was supposed to be a peaceful weekend camping trip in May 2011. Known for their love of photography and nature, they had planned a three-day escape to explore the ghostly beauty of the remote San Rafael Swel. A harsh, windswept expanse of desert marked by old uranium mines and rocky canyons.
"They weren’t adventurers," Sarah’s sister, Emily Bennett, told The Denver Post in 2020. "They were just looking for quiet. For time away from work and the noise of life."
But Sarah and Andrew never returned.
Their last known location was a gas station in Green River, Utah, where they filled up their Subaru Outback and bought a map of Emery County. After that, they vanished without a trace. An extensive search involving helicopters, volunteers, dogs, and drones yielded nothing. The desert had swallowed them whole.
Years passed. Rumors circulated; foul play, cartel involvement, even alien theories but no solid leads emerged.
Then, in August 2019, a group of geology students from the University of Utah stumbled upon something chilling while exploring an old uranium mining shaft near Temple Mountain.
About 300 feet into the mine, they discovered two fully clothed skeletons, seated side-by-side on rusted folding chairs. Next to them was a broken lantern, a rusted thermos, and an old Nikon camera.
The mine had collapsed further inward, sealing the bodies in what experts called a "natural crypt," preserving much of the scene.
Dental records confirmed the worst: it was Sarah and Andrew.
The exact cause of death remains officially "undetermined,"
In a case that haunted both families and baffled authorities for nearly a decade, the remains of two Colorado tourists. Sarah Bennett, 26, and Andrew Miller, 28 were discovered in 2019 deep inside a sealed uranium mine in southern Utah, eight years after their mysterious disappearance.
The couple set out on what was supposed to be a peaceful weekend camping trip in May 2011. Known for their love of photography and nature, they had planned a three-day escape to explore the ghostly beauty of the remote San Rafael Swel. A harsh, windswept expanse of desert marked by old uranium mines and rocky canyons.
"They weren’t adventurers," Sarah’s sister, Emily Bennett, told The Denver Post in 2020. "They were just looking for quiet. For time away from work and the noise of life."
But Sarah and Andrew never returned.
Their last known location was a gas station in Green River, Utah, where they filled up their Subaru Outback and bought a map of Emery County. After that, they vanished without a trace. An extensive search involving helicopters, volunteers, dogs, and drones yielded nothing. The desert had swallowed them whole.
Years passed. Rumors circulated; foul play, cartel involvement, even alien theories but no solid leads emerged.
Then, in August 2019, a group of geology students from the University of Utah stumbled upon something chilling while exploring an old uranium mining shaft near Temple Mountain.
About 300 feet into the mine, they discovered two fully clothed skeletons, seated side-by-side on rusted folding chairs. Next to them was a broken lantern, a rusted thermos, and an old Nikon camera.
The mine had collapsed further inward, sealing the bodies in what experts called a "natural crypt," preserving much of the scene.
Dental records confirmed the worst: it was Sarah and Andrew.
The exact cause of death remains officially "undetermined,"
Colorado Couple Who Vanished in 2011 Found Eight Years Later Sitting in Abandoned Utah Mine.
In a case that haunted both families and baffled authorities for nearly a decade, the remains of two Colorado tourists. Sarah Bennett, 26, and Andrew Miller, 28 were discovered in 2019 deep inside a sealed uranium mine in southern Utah, eight years after their mysterious disappearance.
The couple set out on what was supposed to be a peaceful weekend camping trip in May 2011. Known for their love of photography and nature, they had planned a three-day escape to explore the ghostly beauty of the remote San Rafael Swel. A harsh, windswept expanse of desert marked by old uranium mines and rocky canyons.
"They weren’t adventurers," Sarah’s sister, Emily Bennett, told The Denver Post in 2020. "They were just looking for quiet. For time away from work and the noise of life."
But Sarah and Andrew never returned.
Their last known location was a gas station in Green River, Utah, where they filled up their Subaru Outback and bought a map of Emery County. After that, they vanished without a trace. An extensive search involving helicopters, volunteers, dogs, and drones yielded nothing. The desert had swallowed them whole.
Years passed. Rumors circulated; foul play, cartel involvement, even alien theories but no solid leads emerged.
Then, in August 2019, a group of geology students from the University of Utah stumbled upon something chilling while exploring an old uranium mining shaft near Temple Mountain.
About 300 feet into the mine, they discovered two fully clothed skeletons, seated side-by-side on rusted folding chairs. Next to them was a broken lantern, a rusted thermos, and an old Nikon camera.
The mine had collapsed further inward, sealing the bodies in what experts called a "natural crypt," preserving much of the scene.
Dental records confirmed the worst: it was Sarah and Andrew.
The exact cause of death remains officially "undetermined,"
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