Crews find body in Silver Lake after 2-day search
SILVER LAKE, Wash. - Crews recovered a body from Silver Lake on Saturday, the second day of a search for a possible drowning victim there, officials said.
A resident who lives along the Silver Lake shoreline called 911 at about noon Friday to report seeing someone struggling in the water near a boat.
Everett police and fire crews responded to the lake and found a small fishing boat floating in the lake, but no occupant.
During the search and investigation, officials also learned that a local man who lives on the lake was missing.
A search-and-rescue team from Everett Fire Department brought in divers and a remotely operated underwater vehicle with a camera. Nothing was found after several hours and the search was called off Friday at dusk.
A crew returned to the lake Saturday at about 8 a.m. and resumed the search. At about 10:30 a.m., the Everett Police Marine Unit recovered the body of an adult male who appeared to be in his mid-40s.
The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office responded to the scene and took custody of the body to determine identity as well as the cause and manner of death.
A resident who lives along the Silver Lake shoreline called 911 at about noon Friday to report seeing someone struggling in the water near a boat.
Everett police and fire crews responded to the lake and found a small fishing boat floating in the lake, but no occupant.
During the search and investigation, officials also learned that a local man who lives on the lake was missing.
A search-and-rescue team from Everett Fire Department brought in divers and a remotely operated underwater vehicle with a camera. Nothing was found after several hours and the search was called off Friday at dusk.
A crew returned to the lake Saturday at about 8 a.m. and resumed the search. At about 10:30 a.m., the Everett Police Marine Unit recovered the body of an adult male who appeared to be in his mid-40s.
The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office responded to the scene and took custody of the body to determine identity as well as the cause and manner of death.
two basic boating rules, always buddy-up and always, always wear or have on board a floatation device.Â
@blaster I would throw in to know how to swim and roll over and back float when you're tired. Maybe he died of a heart attack, but usually in a lake, it's drowning.
@blaster Doesn't help to have a flotation device on board if you fall over and can't get to it. It needs to ON always.
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@brandongrady6Â Komo please remove the troll bot thingy.
@brandongrady6Â eat my pie
Sorry to hear he lost his life but is it not cool to have a freakin life jacket? You're on a flat bottom boat with hardly any freeboard. I guess it's that time of year where common sense checks out while people head to the lakes and rivers thinking they can walk on water.Â
This is one of the reasons why I don't swim in any water where I can't see the bottom. You never know what is underneath you.
I hear ya Tattooed Angel, I never swim in any water either. But when I do swim I always do it with Dosekis!
@Tattooed_Angel2then you would have freaked out if you swam with us over the Mariana Trench.
@Tattooed_Angel2Â IMO you are missing out. Â Nothing like swimming in a fresh water lake! Â In the right weather of course.
@Tattooed_Angel2 huh?