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Body Found Near Denny Lake Identified

A man found dead south of Cortez’s Denny Lake on Tuesday has been identified.

He was 26-year-old Charles Oliver Evans, a Cortez resident. Sheriff Steve Nowlin tells KSJD the cause of death remains unknown but the death is being investigated as a homicide until proven otherwise. Evans was found 1 mile east of Road 27 and about 2 miles south of the lake. He is believed to have been dead for several weeks.

Austin Cope contributed to this report.

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Gail Binkly is a career journalist who has worked for the Colorado Springs Gazette and Cortez Journal, and was the editor of the Four Corners Free Press, based in Cortez.