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Suspicious death under investigation in Uintah County

Posted at 10:39 PM, Jan 07, 2013
and last updated 2013-01-08 01:26:57-05

UINTAH COUNTY – The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation Monday after a body was found under suspicious circumstances.

The body was found during a welfare check in a mobile home at the Country Village Trailer Park, near the town of Gusher, on Highway 40, east of Ft. Duchesne.

Cpl. Fletcher from the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office said they were waiting for the State Medical Examiner and the State Crime Lab teams to determine the cause of death and assist in the investigation.