Update: Body found floating in lake at City Park

Jacy Marmaduke | The Coloradoan

Show Caption Hide Caption Body found in lake at City Park: What we know A woman's body was found floating in Sheldon Lake Wednesday night.

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UPDATE Friday 12 p.m.: Police are investigating the death of the woman as "suspicious." http://noconow.co/2tCdpT3

UPDATE 9:45 a.m. Friday: Officials have identified the body as a 23-year-old woman. Read more here: http://noconow.co/2tCdpT3

UPDATE 11:30 a.m. Thursday: The body was that of an adult woman, according to Fort Collins Police Services. The Larimer County Coroner's Office plans to conduct an autopsy Thursday afternoon and will release the woman's name and cause and manner of death once her family has been notified.

UPDATE 9:45 p.m: The body has been recovered from the water and the on-scene investigation is now complete, Fort Collins Police Services confirmed.

UPDATE 8:35 p.m: A person's body was found floating in the lake at City Park on Wednesday night, FCPS confirmed.

FCPS Sgt. Matt Johnson said authorities responded to an initial report of a dead body in the popular lake at about 6:10 p.m. and arrived at the scene within 10 minutes.

Police are conducting a "complete and thorough investigation" that will take "an extended period of time," Johnson said. Police have released no information about the person's identity or cause and manner of death.

The Larimer County Coroner's Office is likely to conduct a death investigation, which is procedure for many unexpected or suspicious deaths.

As of 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, it wasn't clear whether the body had been removed from the water.

Caution tape blocked off a grassy area near the eastern side of the lake as onlookers gathered on Wednesday night.

Fort Collins police, Poudre Fire Authority and the Larimer County Sheriff's Office vehicles were present at the scene. A firetruck and paramedic left about 6:40 p.m.

The lake, officially known as Sheldon Lake, is the centerpiece of the iconic City Park and is popular with anglers and walkers along its shores. It's also next to the city's outdoor pool.

The discovery of the body in the lake at City Park comes on the heels of a tubing death on the Poudre River this weekend. Eighteen-year-old Maximillian Lopez of Kirkland, Washington, drowned Sunday night after going over a low-head dam while he and his 16-year-old companion were tubing the river near Bellvue.

This is a developing story. Stay tuned to Coloradoan.com for updates or follow reporter Jacy Marmaduke on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jacymarmaduke.