SAGUACHE COUNTY — A female body discovered in Saguache County Feb. 18 has been identified as Brandy Bishop. 37, of Saguache.

According to a press release late Monday afternoon, a hiker in the area of County Road 42 and County Road Z discovered the body just after 10 a.m. and alerted authorities on Sunday morning. The investigation is ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding Bishop’s death. 

Updates will be provided as they become available. Anyone with information is asked to call the Saguache County Sheriff’s Office at 719-655-2544.

Initially some speculated whether the body found was that of Kristal Reisinger, a missing person case handled out of Saguache. Reisinger disappeared from Crestone July 13, 2016, but has never been found. She has not contacted her family since her disappearance.