At approximately 5:30 p.m. on July 24, a kayaker spotted a body in the Stillaguamish River. The kayaker contacted a County Park Ranger, who then contacted the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.

The Snohomish County Technical Water Rescue Unit and personnel from Fire Districts No. 19 and No. 21 deployed in the area and recovered the body of an adult male from the Stillaguamish River, near the 14600 block of Jordan Road, Arlington, at approximately 9:40 p.m.

The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit is conducting the death investigation. There are no missing person reports in the general area of the discovery today. The Medical Examiner will be determining the identification of the person and the cause of death.

Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.