Early Monday morning, Jan. 5, a person found dead at a construction site at Western State Hospital was identified by the Department of Social and Health Services as a patient who had been reported missing, according to DSHS.
DSHS said the body was discovered by a construction crew working on the new forensic hospital project at Western State Hospital in Steilacoom.
The discovery was reported to authorities, and Lakewood Police Department and the Pierce County Medical Examiner responded to the scene…