Boulder County, Colo. -The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office received a call shortly after 11:00 a.m. this morning, September 24, about possible human remains in the 1000 block of Blue Mountain Road, also known as County Road 71 North, northwest of the Town of Lyons, in unincorporated Boulder County. Upon arrival, deputies with the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the remains found were human remains.

The death is considered to be suspicious; however, we have no reason to believe there is a threat to public safety. We also have no indication that this death is related in any way to the other recent death that is being investigated in the Overland Road area.

Due to the condition of the remains, we are unable to provide a gender of the decedent. The identification of the victim will be made by the Boulder County Coroner’s Office once positive identification and next of kin notification have been made.

The following agencies have assisted with this investigation: Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, Boulder County Coroner’s Office, Boulder Emergency Squad, and Lyons Fire.

The associated Boulder County Sheriff’s Office case number is: 24-04920.

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/s/ Carrie Haverfield, Sr. Communications Specialist