Body pulled from Duwamish River in Seattle
SEATTLE - A body was pulled from the Duwamish River in Seattle on Sunday evening, deputies said.
What we know:
Before 5:30 p.m., a paddleboarder reported what they believed to be a human body in the river near the Yacht Club on South 93rd Street.
When authorities arrived, they found a deceased person in the water.
The marine unit with the sheriff's office responded and recovered the body. The department will also work with the KCSO major crimes unit, missing persons coordinator and the medical examiner's office to identify the person.
The cause and death are still not known.
Deputies said they will be investigating how the person ended up in the water.
The Source: Information in this story came from the King County Sheriff's Office.
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