Police are working to identify the body of an elderly man found under a bridge near the Durango Dog Park on Thursday morning.
A man and a woman walking under a pedestrian bridge over Lightner Creek found the body at 9:48 a.m., said Durango Police Cmdr. Ray Shupe.
No obvious signs of trauma or cause of death were immediately found on the body. Police suspect the man died sometime Wednesday night or Thursday morning, Shupe said.
Police do not suspect foul play or suspicious circumstances, he said.
This is the third body found on public property in two weeks in Durango, and the second that has been found at the Dog Park.
Police this week identified the two other bodies:
Dawson W. Radau, 27, of Orlando, Florida, was found Sept. 27 in the Dog Park. Authorities believe the body had been there for about a month. An autopsy concluded Radau died by suicide.Nicole Paula Wagner, 25, of Durango died Sunday in Iris Park. Wagner was with her boyfriend and several friends when she collapsed. Police said they are investigating the circumstances around her death.Police do not suspect the deaths are connected.
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Suicide prevention resources
Help for people having suicidal thoughts or for those who fear a person is considering killing himself can be found from these sources:
Axis Health System:
24-hour hotline at 247-5245.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
(800) 273-TALK (8255) or text “TALK” to 741741.
RED Nacional de PrevencióN Del Suicidio:
(888) 628-9454.
National Crisis text Hotline:
741741
Fort Lewis College Counseling Center:
247-7212.
Boys Town Hotline:
(800) 448-3000.
Safe2Tell Colorado:
(877) 542-7233 or online at
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Colorado Crisis Support Line:
(844) 493-8255 or text “TALK” to 38255 or online at
www.coloradocrisisservices.org
to access a live chat available in 17 languages. The line has mental-health professionals available to talk to adults or youths about any crisis, 24 hours a day.
Trevor Project:
(866) 488-7386. Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth via online chat, text or phone.
Second Wind Fund:
(720) 962-0706. This is not a crisis hotline, but the fund is available to youths who face social or financial barriers to crisis counseling. The organization requires a referral by a school counselor or mental-health professional.
Survivors Support GrouP:
Heartbeat of Durango meets from 6 to 8 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month at the Grief Center, 2243 Main Ave., second floor. Contact Janna for information at 749-1673.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention:
Colorado chapter information available at
https://afsp.org/chapter/afsp-colorado/
For Men:
A website for adult men contemplating suicide, who often are unwilling to seek help, is available at
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