SIMSBURY/SOUTH WINDSOR, CT — The person found dead at Talcott Mountain State Park in Simsbury on Thursday afternoon has been identified as a 20-year-old man from South Windsor, a spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said.

The man, whose name had not been released as of Friday morning, died of an apparent suicide, DEEP Spokesman Dennis Schain said.

Hikers discovered the body at about 3 p.m., DEEP officials said.