Mount Vernon police are investigating after a woman was found dead Wednesday morning in a Skagit River fishing access location known as Young’s Bar.
According to police, officers were called to a death investigation in the 18000 block of North Barker Street in Mount Vernon just after 7:30 a.m.
When officers arrived, they found a dead 47-year-old woman with no obvious signs of trauma. Police said the woman’s death was not water-related.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that could help investigators is asked to call the 24-hour dispatch information number at 360-428-3211 or call Mount Vernon police during business hours at 360-336-6271.
Mount Vernon police and the Skagit County Coroner’s Office are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death.