Body Discovered By Hiker, Trumbull Police Investigating

TRUMBULL, CT — Police say they are investigating after the discovery of a body in a wooded area that borders the Pequonnock River Valley walking trail on Sunday afternoon.

A hiker was traveling through this densely wooded area a short distance from Church Hill Road when he came upon a partially decomposed body and some personal property nearby, police said. The area is not easily accessible to the public walking trail and is far from any local residences, police said.

There were no obvious signs of foul play and police are classifying it as an untimely death, based on the preliminary information, police said. Detectives are working to determine the identity, along with any related circumstances that would have led to the death, police said.

More information will be provided as detectives continue their investigation, police said.