GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) -- A dead body has been found on a bike path in Jefferson County.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's office said the body was discovered Sunday at about 6:30 a.m. by a bicyclist.

The gender and identity of the victim was not announced, nor any circumstances of the death.

Jacki Kelley, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office, said the death does not appear suspicious.

Authorities have closed the portion of the bike path under C-470 from Ken Caryl to Bowles.

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