UPDATE: Missing brothers found safe in mountains near Colorado Springs

The Colorado Springs Police Department says two brothers who went missing over the weekend have been found safe.

11-year-old Macguire Adler-Gergel and his 17-year-old brother Matthew had last been seen Saturday afternoon before heading out to go off-roading.

They were found in rural El Paso County, off of Rampart Range Road. Search and Rescue crews initially located the red jeep the boys had last been seen in.

“They then were able to ping the phone of one of the juveniles and get a general location of where they might be,” said Natalie Sosa, the El Paso County Search and Rescue public information officer.

The brothers have since been reunited with their family.

“This is the best outcome that we could have hoped for. Thanks to our Search and Rescue team for doing an outstanding job in locating the jeep with such a quick turnaround,” Sosa added.