Authorities have identified the body recovered from the Snoqualmie River on June 7, 2025, as 67-year-old Randy Burkel of Lake Tapps. He had been missing since May 13.
Burkel suffered from dementia and had previously been the subject of a Silver Alert. On May 13, the same day he was reported missing, his vehicle was found abandoned off Tokul Road SE in Snoqualmie.
King County and other search and rescue organizations conducted extensive searches in the area but were unable to locate him. At the time, it was considered possible that a passerby had picked him up…