A death investigation is underway after a body was found Sunday in the Mount Herman Road area where a mountain bike rider went missing last week

PALMER LAKE, CO – A death investigation is underway after a body was found Sunday in the Mount Herman Road area where a mountain bike rider went missing last week.

The death is being investigated as suspicious.

61 year old Tim Watkins was reported missing Thursday.

His bike and a shoe were found nearby.

Meanwhile, hundreds gathered outside Palmer Lake Town Hall Sunday night to remember Watkins.

An autopsy is pending to make a positive identification, and determine the cause of death.