SEATTLE — Seattle police are investigating what led to the death of a person pulled from Salmon Bay in Ballard on Wednesday evening.
Seattle Fire got the call around 4:33 p.m. to 4531 Shilshole Ave. NW, which is off the shore of Salmon Bay, near 15th Ave NW.
Police scanners indicated a body had been spotted in the water, and Seattle Fire confirmed to KIRO 7 that a man was found dead when crews arrived to pull him from the water.
SPD said it’s believed the man is a 65-year-old from Seattle.
The medical examiner will determine the man’s identity and how he died.
This is a developing story.