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Body found in ditch near Greeley

Farmer made the discovery close to Greeley’s airport

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Investigators in Weld County scour the area near Greeley where a body was found in a ditch Thursday evening.
The Greeley Tribune
Investigators in Weld County scour the area near Greeley where a body was found in a ditch Thursday evening.

Weld County authorities are investigating after a farmer working in a field northeast of Greeley on Thursday evening found a body in a ditch.

The sheriff’s office said deputies were called to the scene near the intersection of Weld County Roads 49 and 66 about 5:30 p.m.

“The condition of the body suggests that it has been there for a long period of time,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release. “The identity of the individual and the cause of death are unknown at this time.”

Investigators said the body is a male.

Authorities said details in the case are limited.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the Weld County Sheriff’s Office at 970-356-4015 or Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or 1-800-444-3776.

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