WASHINGTON — The King County Medical Examiner’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who was found dead in Lake Washington this summer.
On July 4, a man was found just offshore from the Associated Students of the University of Washington Shell House (ASUW) near the Montlake Cut.
The Medical Examiner’s Office is releasing a forensic sketch and case information to help identify the man.
The man is believed to be between 45 and 65 years old. He was 5′10″ and weighed around 229 pounds. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office said he had brown eyes and dark gray thinning hair.
There were no tattoos or identifiable marks, but he was found wearing a gray zip-up sweatshirt, a dark gray t-shirt, black jeans, black tennis shoes and had a black backpack.
“For every individual who arrives at our office without a name, we believe there are family and friends experiencing the ambiguous loss of not knowing what happened to their loved one. By giving them back their names, we hope to help return them to the people who cared for them during their lives and perhaps bring some resolution to their families, friends, and loved ones,” said Dr. Benjamin J. Figura, State Forensic Anthropologist with the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.
If you believe you have any information that may help, please contact the Medical Examiner’s Office at 206-731-3232, ext. 5. You can reference case #26-1769. Any information you have could be helpful to investigators.
“If a relative or loved one is missing, promptly notify authorities. Providing information related to the missing person, like medical and dental records, DNA samples, even familial DNA – like a cheek swab – can be helpful to an investigation. After you have reported a missing person, continue to follow up to make sure the case is entered into state and national databases,” the medical examiner’s office advised.
If a report was made during the 60’s, 70’s or 80’s, please confirm with law enforcement that the report still exists, and that it has been entered into missing persons databases, the medical examiner’s office said.
There are currently 51 unidentified individuals at the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.