Emergency workers responded last week to the Durango Dog Park where a man’s body was found in the general vicinity. The man’s death was ruled a suicide Wednesday.
Emergency workers responded last week to the Durango Dog Park where a man’s body was found in the general vicinity. The man’s death was ruled a suicide Wednesday.Kenna Walsh/Durango Herald file

A man found dead last week near the Durango Dog Park has been identified as Dawson W. Radau, 27, of Orlando, Florida.

An autopsy was performed Wednesday in Durango.

La Plata County Coroner Jann Smith ruled Radau’s death a suicide, she said.

His body had been hanging from a tree “almost at the top of the ridgeline” for several weeks, said Durango Police Cmdr. Ray Shupe.

Suicide resources

Help for people having suicidal thoughts or for those who fear a person is considering killing himself can be found from these sources:
Axis Health System:
24-hour hotline at 247-5245.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
(800) 273-TALK (8255) or text “TALK” to 741741.
RED Nacional de PrevencióN Del Suicidio:
(888) 628-9454.
National Crisis text Hotline:
741741
Fort Lewis College Counseling Center:
247-7212.
Boys Town Hotline:
(800) 448-3000.
Safe2Tell Colorado:
(877) 542-7233 or online at
https://safe2tell.org
.
Colorado Crisis Support Line:
(844) 493-8255 or text “TALK” to 38255 or online at
www.coloradocrisisservices.org
to access a live chat available in 17 languages. The line has mental-health professionals available to talk to adults or youths about any crisis, 24 hours a day.
Trevor Project:
(866) 488-7386. Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth via online chat, text or phone.
Second Wind Fund:
(720) 962-0706. This is not a crisis hotline, but the fund is available to youths who face social or financial barriers to crisis counseling. The organization requires a referral by a school counselor or mental-health professional.
Survivors Support GrouP:
Heartbeat of Durango meets from 6 to 8 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month at the Grief Center, 2243 Main Ave., second floor. Contact Janna for information at 749-1673.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention:
Colorado chapter information available at
https://afsp.org/chapter/afsp-colorado/
For Men:
A website for adult men contemplating suicide, who often are unwilling to seek help, is available at
www.mantherapy.org
.