(Lander, WY) – A dead body was reportedly found in Lander Tuesday night, May 14, according to the Lander Police Department call log issued on May 15.
The log states that LPD received a call at 8:20 PM, for a report of a dead body found in the “back end” of North Park.
The reporting party stated that the body was found “laying face down in the dirt with a sock over his head.”
County 10 reached out to LPD Chief Scott Peters, who confirmed a body was discovered “in the field behind North Park.”
Chief Peters went on to state that the death is “being investigated as a suicide,” and that it looked like the body may have been potentially there for days.
The case is now being investigated by the Fremont County Coroner’s Office.
County 10 has submitted a public docket request from the Coroner’s Office, which will be available in the coming weeks.
County 10 will provide updates as they become available.