PHOENIX — A dead body was found on Shaw Butte in north Phoenix on Monday, authorities said.

The Phoenix Fire Department was called to the mountain, located near 19th Avenue and Thunderbird Road, for reports of an unconscious hiker.

However, firefighters who reached the hiker determined the person was dead.

The Phoenix Police Department is investigating the body and the fire department will assist in recovering it when the investigation is complete.

This is a developing story.

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