EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) deputies responded to reports of a dead body right after midnight on Saturday.
When they arrived in the area of Las Vegas and Hwy 24, they found a deceased person who was believed to have been hit by a train.
Authorities say they will identify the person and determine the cause of death. We'll release more information as it becomes available.
EPSO says there is no threat to the community and this is an isolated incident.
Deadly flash flooding hits fire-stricken Beulah; one person killed
One person has died after a flash flood swept through the town of Beulah on Sunday. The community, already recovering from the Aspen Acres Fire, was hit with heavy rain and hail that caused a creek to overflow. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the victim swept away by the water.
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