OBSERVER Staff Report

RANDOLPH — The male body found on Swanson Hill Road on Saturday in the town of Randolph has been identified as Wilfredo Rodriguez-Colon, 48, of Busti, state police reported.

The body was found around 5:15 p.m. by someone who called police. The State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded and is investigating the incident.

An autopsy by the Erie County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed its Rodriguez-Colon’s body, but did not state the reason for death.

The discovery came around the same time the body of a man was discovered near Corell Creek Saturday in the town of Portland.

Capt. Eric Balon of the NYSP said there was “no reason to believe” either case was related.

In addition, the death isn’t believed to be connected to the disappearance of 35-year-old Sean Carpenter, who was last seen in Jamestown on April 11. Jamestown police were notified Saturday that the man found in Randolph is not connected to its missing person case.

“We’re still actively seeking information on the whereabouts of Sean Carpenter,” Capt. Robert Samuelson of the Jamestown Police Department told the OBSERVER.