On September 22, 2021, at approximately 6:24 PM, we received a 911 call in reference to a body found in Section 16 trailhead on Gold Camp Road located in unincorporated El Paso County. 

Deputies responded and after a very long hike up an arduous trail, they eventually located the body of a deceased adult male. 

The body was subsequently recovered by members of the Colorado Springs Fire Department and members of the El Paso County Search and Rescue. Members of the El Paso County Coroner’s Office responded and took possession of the body in order to perform a formal autopsy to determine an official cause of death and will notify the next of kin.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the Colorado Springs Fire Department and the El Paso County Search and Rescue, for their assistance.