GRANT COUNTY, Wash. — A missing man recovered from the water near Blue Heron Park in Moses Lake has been identified as 41-year-old Kelly Ellingson.
The Grant County Coroner's Office released the identification.
Marine deputies said Ellingson and a friend had just launched a small boat and attempted to return to the dock for something. But when he turned the boat around, they fell into the water about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Ellingson had gone under and didn't resurface, and his friend was able to make it to shore, authorities said.
Authorities said they did not have life jackets on.