JEFFERSON COUNTY - A Fort Carson soldier and his girlfriend missing since Saturday night have been found following a massive search in the Pike National Forest.
26-year-old Fort Carson Spc. Chadwick Knight and his 19-year-old girl friend Xenia Holzknecht hiked out of the forest and were in a store Monday afternoon in the town of Jefferson, some 15 to 20 miles from where they parked their car.
Both were expected to return Saturday from their trip in the Goose Creek campground near Deckers - but no one has heard from them. Their car was found at the Goose Creek Trail head, which is at Jefferson County roads 211 and 558.
Jefferson County authorities say the two were in an area hit by storms, including some that produced hail, over the weekend.
About 160 people joined the search on Monday. Fort Carson sent a team of soldiers to help in the search and the Civil Air Patrol was providing two fixed-wing aircraft and two helicopters.
"Fortunately we won't need them," Kelly said.
