Homicide Suspected After Body Found Near Breckenridge Trail

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Summit County sheriff's vehicles are parked near where a man's body was found in a wooded area in the shadow of Breckenridge Ski Resort. More

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POSTED: 2:04 pm MDT May 20, 2012

UPDATED: 5:55 pm MDT May 20, 2012

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. -- Authorities said Sunday they're conducting a homicide investigation in the death of a man whose body was found at a squatter's campsite in the shadow of Breckenridge ski resort.The victim, described as a white man in his 40s, had not been identified, but investigators said he appears to be a squatter who was living in a tent at an unauthorized campsite near the Burro trailhead in the White River National Forest.Summit County Sheriff's Capt. Jaimie FitzSimons said it's not unusual for people working seasonal jobs in Breckenridge to camp in the woods rather than renting housing in town. Other squatters camps were found in the area, he said.
At a Sunday afternoon news briefing, FitzSimons declined to discuss details of the investigation, including how long the man appeared to be have been dead and if there were any visible signs of trauma.FitzSimmons asked the public to help identify the man, whose body was found midday Saturday by a volunteer picking up litter as part of a Breckenridge town cleanup campaign.FitzSimons said the body remained in the campsite at 3 p.m. Sunday -- more than 24 hours after it was discovered – as sheriff and Colorado Bureau of Investigation investigators painstakingly processed the crime scene. The coroner was expected to remove the body later in the day.The body, found near a tent containing the man's belongings, was concealed in woods about 100 yards south of the trailhead, within sight of Breckenridge's QuickSilver Super6 chairlift.The coroner is expected to conduct an autopsy early in the week.Anyone with information about the identity of the victim as well as any potential witnesses or suspects is asked to contact sheriff's Detective Jared Dennis at 970-423-8907 or JaredD@co.summit.co.us.

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