Homicide investigation after two bodies were found in Phantom Canyon area

FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Thursday, the Bureau of Land Management confirmed a homicide investigation was underway after two bodies were found in the Phantom Canyon area. The area was just off of Fremont County Road 67 just past mile marker 8.

The BLM said the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Fremont County Sheriff's Office (FCSO) are the agencies handling the investigation.

According to the BLM, the bodies were found Saturday, July 16.

The FCSO has confirmed that one of the deceased individuals was male and one was female. Both were from out of state.

The FCSO and CBI are still investigating. Investigators did determine that the deaths appeared suspicious and processed the area as a crime scene.