Hikers traveling in rugged terrain in Lefthand Canyon, near Boulder, discovered a badly decomposed human body today.
Boulder County Sheriff’s Commander Phil West said the body was discovered above Buckingham Park, which is about three miles up the canyon. West said it took investigators about an hour to hike to the site, which is in an area where there is no trail.
“It’s just kind of cutting cross-country and bushwhacking,” West said.
The body was too badly decomposed to determine a gender or a cause of death. West said investigators did spot some clues that would lead them to believe the death was a suicide, but he said a more thorough investigation must be done to confirm that.
Deputies and search and rescue personnel plan to hike back to the area Tuesday morning to retrieve the body, West said. In the meantime, West said, a deputy will spend the night in the area to make sure nobody tampers with the scene.
John Ingold: 720-929-0898 or jingold@denverpost.com.
