Body found in Larimer County lake believed to be local missing person

A body found Sunday morning in a northern Colorado lake is believed to be a missing person from Larimer County, according to the sheriff’s office.

Watson Lake was temporarily closed Sunday as crews worked to recover the body, which has not been publicly identified by the Larimer County Coroner’s Office, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. The lake has since reopened.

The victim’s cause of death also remains under investigation, sheriff’s officials said in the release.

While the body has not been identified, Larimer County investigators believe it’s related to the case of missing Fort Collins resident Larry Baker, agency spokesperson Ali Adams said.

Baker’s car was found parked at the Watson Lake State Wildlife Area, northwest of Fort Collins near Bellvue, after he left his home on June 16 and didn’t return, sheriff’s officials said.