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Body discovered on trail
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NEW GLARUS - The body of a 41-year-old rural Albany man was found along the Sugar River Trail Sunday morning.

Richard H. Keegan Jr.'s body was discovered at about 8:10 a.m. on the trail east of Valley View Road in New Glarus township by a person using the trail, according to the Green County Sheriff's Department. The person saw a body near a bicycle and returned home to New Glarus and called the sheriff's department.

Keegan was pronounced dead at the scene; no foul play is suspected, according to the sheriff's news release.

An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.

On Saturday, the sheriff's department received a missing person report for Keegan. He reportedly left his home at about 11:30 a.m. on a bicycle and was several hours overdue.

The sheriff's department's said there was a concern "due to medical issues."

New Glarus police and EMS were alerted to the scene and were later assisted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.