The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man who died Tuesday while kayaking near Dash Point Park.
According to the ME’s public portal, the man was 60-year-old Dean James Blanchard of Federal Way.
Witnesses found Blanchard hanging onto a sinking kayak about 100 yards from the shore, The News Tribune previously reported. By the time a person reached him by paddleboard, Blanchard was no longer responsive…